My question is this - what constitutes a "very small number" ? Here's another - who decides what is a "very small number" ? And another - what IS that "very small number" ? It's good that Futaba have 'fessed up - guess they had to really (?!) - but now that they have, why not just come out with the full story. Wouldn't that help to restore confidence in the product ? And here's yet another question - maybe my last (and most important one) on the subject - what do I do when I bought the Futaba radio in the US but now I live overseas (where there's NO Futaba service - in Thailand) - how do I get it checked ? Or where do I have to send it ? MalcolmL