[Icom] 706PRO!!

[Rick Robinson]

I hope this is not an April Fools joke!! This sounds too good to be true
for rover/portable operation. Thanks for the heads up. Rick  K8DXN

John Geiger wrote:
> 
> Just spoke with someone in the know at Icom, and he
> confirmed that Icom will be debuting the Icom 706PRO
> at Dayton.  Same box as the 706MKIIG, but with DSP
> based filters instead of crystal filters, as in the
> 756PRO and 746PRO.  In addition, the 706PRO will have
> room for 1 optional module, which can be either a 222
> mhz module, or a 1.2g module.  There will be an Icom
> 706PROMKII that will come with the 1.2g module already
> installed.
> 
> The 706PRO will also come with a CW memory keyer as
> standard, as well as a built in voice keyer, and will
> include a RTTY demodulator as in the 746PRO.
> 
> These are all the details that I got at this time
> (April 1), but more should be available later.  A
> picture and detailed description of the rig should be
> hitting the Icom Japan website within a day or so, and
> will be up on the Icom USA website within a week or
> so.
> 
> Sounds exciting.  Better start saving the pennies now
> for Dayton.
> 
> 73s John NE0P
> 
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