I’ve owned my IC-2730A for nearly a dozen years. It’s traveled with me as a portable rig in the truck and, more recently, became a staple on my radio bench. The dual receive capability and 50-watt output made it my go-to radio for monitoring multiple repeaters at once.
Last Thursday evening, I served as the substitute net control for the Montgomery County (Tennessee) ARES Net and the KF4L CATS (Clarksville Amateur Transmitting Society) Net. During the CATS Net, the radio suddenly went silent. When I pressed the PTT, the screen displayed the message “UNLOCK?” I tried every trick I could find online to bring it back to life, but to no avail. Time of death: 10:35 PM, Thursday, April 17, 2025.
As its custodian, I’ve salvaged any usable parts that might serve a future IC-2730A, and laid the rest to rest.
May it rest in peace, knowing it served the communities I’ve been part of with dedication and reliability.
73 de W3DMJ