[Icom] Icom , whats the real 2720 story?

Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:05:47 -0500

All Icom can accomplish is to recycle an old rig. Guess they can't
manufacture new technology handholds like Yaesu and Kenwood.
Bob, AA8X
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Arenella" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Icom , whats the real 2720 story?


>
>                     The Icom T82 HT wasn't just a "idea" floated by Icom.
> It was pulled when prototypes failed to meet specs. Overall poor
performance.
> I'd rather Icom pulled the HT, rather then releasing it &
> fixing the problem(s) in version 2, or 3, like Yaesu does. I had an early
> version of the VX-5 & it's performance was awful. I dumped it less than a
month
> after I bought it.
>                      Standard disclaimer: I have NO connection to Icom,
> just a satisfied owner of: PROII, R-8500, IC-2100, (2)IC-R2, IC-R3 & more
than a
> dozen Icom rigs previously owned.
>
> 73,
> bob
> n2oam
>
> Ken Meyer wrote:
>
> > Also, How about the neat little HT Icom was going to come out with about
one
> > year ago...... Never did come out!!!!   I too am about to jump the Icom
> > ship.
> > Apparently Icom just "floats" ideas and looks at how much interest is
> > generated.  I have waited over a year now for the little Icom HT dual or
> > triple band  with DCS, Guess it is time for a Yaesu VX5-R that has
DCS.....
> > How long has that been out an proven already?  Long time. No question,
Icom
> > has fallen WAY behind on these radios. Maybe spending too much time and
> > effort on the "top end" HF rigs......
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "w3pt" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 1:05 PM
> > Subject: [Icom] Icom , whats the real 2720 story?
> >
> > > I like many others are getting impatient. I am ready to jump the Icom
> > ship.
> > >
> > > Is it really FCC holding things up, or is the radio meeting specs the
> > problem?
> > >
> > > I have heard two different stories from dealers.
> > > One: That the crossband repeat function must be eliminated for U.S.
sales.
> > > Two: Did not meet specs.
> > >
> > > Anybody know if this radio is on the market in other countries?
> > >
> > > Does the radio really exist?
> > >
> > > 73, Bob, W3PT
> > >
> > > ----
> > > Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, [email protected]
> > > Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> > >
> >
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