LESCOMM is Les Jernigan. he has been around for a long time, and used to be the editor in chief of Secret CB towards the end of its days.
he definitely knows what he's doing, and is a true "technician".
by this i mean you could give him a stereo, television, or computer, and he would probably be able to fix those also.
i have never personally seen his work. i would be very surprised to find out that it was anything less than top notch.
that being said, im somewhat sure that he came across the computer programming for his latest boards in a less than "above board" kind of way.
cant prove that, but i have a hunch.
John666, im curious, did you buy that radio from LESCOMM directly, or did you buy it from someone that said they had the work done by LESCOMM?
seems to me that what you describe does not fit his M O.
i too would never own a front mic 148 no matter who worked on it.
things like crystals, filters, variable inductors, and electrolytic capacitors are made so cheaply these days that new radios tend to suffer for it.
LC