ORIGINAL: TimBle
I completely understand the loss of faith in what you're holding in your hands and thats not going to allow you to enjoy the hobby.
I'll agree in that I can understand the concern on the OP's behalf but to loose faith in a radio. although you can't identify the cause of the "accident", is beyond me. Personally I would want to know before trashing something. That's only fair.
There is a difference in brown out and "signal loss" and to confuse the two is a sign that the person might just not have a full understanding of it to begin with. In the event of the infamous brown out, the radio didn't do it so why loose confidence in the brand of equipment?
To each his own. I fly both the subject brands and haven't had any issue from either. I certainly wish the OP the best of luck regardless.
Happy flying boys!