Talk:Yaesu (brand)

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[edit] Proposing merger of radio model articles to brand article

Please see discussion for background.

I've started checking out the Yaesu radio model articles and most are little more than tables or lists of facts with no support reference or assertion of individual notabliity. I'd like to propose that most, if not all, of these model articles be rolled into the Yaesu brand article. The model list in the article can be rebuilt into a table showing models, modes, important dates, and key details. Part of what I'd like this discussion to cover is how the table will be formatted and what information should be included. Once this brand is done we'll probably end up doing the same for both ICOM and Kenwood. What are people's thoughs and feelings? --StuffOfInterest 12:53, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Don't support. If you want to see the result of a page made up of tables of comparisons see Comparison of e-mail clients which is a nightmare with all sorts of meaningless specifications and impossible to follow what most of the edits refer to. Quite a few rigs, certainly the FT101, FT1000MP etc, the FT290R (very popular in Europe) which I started and the FT817 deserve their own articles. Those who moan they are too short should expand them. I vote for the status quo. Dsergeant 15:01, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Don't support. It would be really nice if models of note had some kind of separate page associated with them, it would be kinda hard to list all the helpful info about the popular models in a table. Kayfox 17:54, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Won't support. However, We MIGHT want to consider breaking these down into separate types of transceivers; HF-capable base units, mobile radios and handhelds. BTW, I added my own pic for the VX-5R, what a great handy-scratchy! Edit Centric 21:19, 25 February 2007 (UTC)