Icom 2730
Ok, so me beloved Kenwood V71 radios are going deaf, it's a known issue you can research for yourself. So until I purchase parts and see if I can do the detialed solder job to repair them, I purchased an Icom 2730 with the black screen. The black is a bit extra, but I really liked the look of the display and I am not disappointed with it at all. Now, the problem is Icom in a stroke of both genius and ignorance at the same time DOES NOT include a single piece of mounting hardware...not even screws. They leave it up to you to decide how you are going to mount the radio and then purchase the mounting hardware that fits your install. I get it, vehicles today are so difficult to find ways to install radios. No use purchasing a radio with hardware just to find you can't use any of it and still have to purchase what you need. Maybe a better way would have been to make packages with each type of mounting, but even with in that I see ways to mix and match, so ...