[Icom] Icom , what's the real 2720 story?

[Igor Sokolov]

Well, I think we should not underestimate ham radio market. World wide it is
big enough to accommodate three big companies plus several smaller ones.
Besides a lot of radio hams are also professionals in the field of
communication and their opinions can very often be  pretty influential.

Igor, UA9CDC


> I seriously doubt that the Icom management, either in Japan or America,
> reads this reflector much less pays any attention to the postings.
>
> I, too, have had Icoms for a few decades, but I realize that to Icom the
US
> amateur market is peanuts compared to even their own Japan ham market and
> it all pales in comparison to their government/commercial/military
> businesses. I suspect that we are very much a "hobby sideline business"
> that Icom allows to run because it pays its way and keeps the name before
> the public.
>
> I recall that once the CEO of Texas Instruments, from which I retired in
> 1985, once accused the Vice President of the division in which I worked of
> running his business as a hobby. So, it does happen in big companies.
>
> Hate to sound like a pessimist, but sometimes reality must intrude . . .
> <:}
>
> 73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas
> Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe
> Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just keeps getting better!
> QRP-L 1373 NETXQRP 6 SOC 262 COG 8 FPQRP 404 TEN-X 11771 I-LINK 11735
> Icom IC-756PRO #02121  Kachina 505 DSP  #91900556  Icom IC-765 #02437
>
>
> Bob Marzari wrote:
> >
> > Yo! Icom, get off your butt or your going to lose a 30 year long time
> > customer. Are you spinning the boards or is this total BS? The least you
can
> > do is give your dedicated dealers the truth so they can address
questions by
> > your long time buyers.
> >
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