[Elecraft] Dayton Discovery [OT]

[Brendan Minish]

On Fri, 2008-05-23 at 18:48 +0200, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:

> Myself I don't see the niche for the IC-7200 - no ATU and quite heavy. 
> However, as always, I hope they sell a million of them.

I do! Providing it can work properly down to around 11vdc input, it
looks to be an Ideal maritime mobile radio. 
In MM setups the ATU is typically an auto tuner located away from the
antenna so an internal tuner is no use. Cooling and ruggedness are big
issues.
Having 'ears' to mount it securely with is a big plus.
The USB interface is a great asset here too, allowing for HF fax
reception, rig control etc over a single USB connection.
Finally the time might be nearing to replace all the ic-735's and
ic-728's that are bobbing about out there! 

73
Brendan EI6IZ