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I dont have any experience with birds....what is their warranty and non-warranty policy that they are wanting $200 to repair a unit!? Is that a flat rate repair or what?
was painting and just got home.the on/off/depth switch is a decoder switch that only hb has and holds you hostage for one. i needed one and they refused to replace mine after i paid them to repair the unit. i have no good words for that company whats so ever.when you send yours in ( i highly recommend not sending it in and spend those monies on some thing better), they will tell you they replace any thing the tech finds wrong with it and if he miss's any thing just send it back to get what ever he missed repaired. i had to send mine in twice and two times they refused to replace that switch. it's a common problem being it's in a poor spot and gets hit easily.you can pull or push in on it to try to get it to react to turning it again. another work around would be to add a simple switch to the battery if the depth is working as is. a 200$ switch is just wrong and you have to pay shipping each time you have to send it to them. you get a 90 day warranty. marcum gives one year for the same service and 75$ cheaper.i sure don't miss mine at all! i also have the hb ice-55 and it was replaced with a lx9. i do try to warn others off before they spend with hb.
Sounds like a great reason to buy a Vexilar.
Mount switch somewhere on the carry case/shuttle, not the head unit.