![]() The manual is large and it is expensive, but it also is complete. Ultimately I bought the service manual for the receiver, the only item which Icom would sell. I don't know whether he has changed his mind about it. ![]() Tim said that he would not touch the receiver either (at that time) since he also could not get parts for it from Icom. ![]() I then called Tim Moes at his shop and asked him for help. Curiously they were still servicing the earlier R9000s! Icom simply would do nothing to support the 8500. I first called Icom America and learned that they had just discontinued all parts and service *totally* for the R8500. Several years ago my R8500 developed an electrical breakdown somewhere in the RF chain, leading to unstable howling oscillations and no reception.
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