Originally Posted by
sosidge
Potentiometers - lets be honest, who has had a pot wear out in a quality radio? It's a non-issue, but the Radiolink shills have been filling the internet with that claim today.
I’ve just recently had to replace the steering pot in my MT44, it’s definitely a thing if you keep your stuff for long enough. I “upgraded” it with the M17’s pot because it has a 10x longer lifespan than the version that was in it (10million cycles vs 1mil).