[Icom] IC-910H

Sun, 13 Jul 2003 08:57:44 -0400

Barry... I was wondering about the 910 myself. I used to have Icom IC275H,
475H, and 575H.
They were nice, but I ran out of room and never put my VHF, UHF antennas
back up.
I am at sea level, so never thought a huge effort was worth it for
terrestrial work...but, I'd like to fool around with satellites again. I
used to play with Oscar 13, and the Russian RS satellites.
Would the 910 with the HyGain satellite antenna (if it is still sold??)
offer a lot of usage? In other words...are there many satellites still up
there??  I'm not interested in sending digital stuff to the sats.
Still have my Command Technologies KW amp for 2.  Been sitting on a shelf
for 3 years now!!!
....Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Landson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 10:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Icom] IC-910H

Hi,

I have the 706, 746 PRO and the 910.

I think the question of what to put on 2 meters SSB really depends on what
you want to do with that capability Vs the money outlay. If you want the
very best single integrated package, then the 910 is hard to beat. But you
are paying for a lot of capability that apparently won't be used. My 910 is
targeted to satcom.

The 746 Pro is an excellent radio. I have used it on VHF and have no
complaints. But again, you are paying a lot for what won't be used since it
duplicates what you already have.

The 706 is a very good radio for what it is designed to be. It is not a high
end 2 meter SSB rig and again you would be duplicating existing capability.

If all you want is 2 meter SSB from home, you might want to talk with some
of the VHF SSB experts to see if a transverter setup based on the 756 might
not be the way to go. You could use say 10 meters as the base band and then
up and down convert to and from 2 meters. Amplification can be dealt with
separately.

73

Barry
K6IXF

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of William Lambing
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 9:23 AM
To: Icom Reflector
Subject: [Icom] IC-910H

Would like pros/cons regarding this unit.  Have  756 Pro and looking to put
something on 2SSB.  Either the 910 or another 706IIg.  The other 706 is
mobile.

Anyone that has used one let me know.  Either here or direct to:

[email protected]

73

Bill, W�LPQ

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