[Icom] Introduction of the IC-7800

Wed, 21 May 2003 15:55:17 -0500

You guys can't get the 7800 now, and you shouldn't spend that much money
anyway.  However, you could buy my PW-1 for $3800, put it with your PRO, and
have a heck of a KW transceiver!  (1000W full duty cycle)  You can tell your
wife that you are being frugal by buying a used PW-1 instead of a 7800!
Just a thought... 73 - John, WA9ALS

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Introduction of the IC-7800

>
> Hi Matt-
>
> If Icom does not provide for flash upgrades in a radio at this price
point,
> they certainly better get it right the first time! :-) And I think in a
few
> short years they may find themselves left behind to rapid development by
> competitors who do provide for such upgrades. Is it feasible, if one
wanted
> to, to also allow for user replaceable DSP chips ( similar to replacing
> memory or processors in a PC )?
>
> TI and others have some amazing DSP designs in the pipeline, fueled in
part
> by the cellphone-Wi-Fi explosion. IMHO, we ain't seen nothing yet
regarding
> the full potential application of cheap DSP to ham radios! George??
>
> Andy K5VM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Erickson" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 2:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Icom] Introduction of the IC-7800
>
>
> > The marketing guys with ICOM told me that the CF card is for user
> configurations that are then portable to other 7800's, such as in a
> contest/DX station where there may be several units, and operators change
> often. Using the CF card the users can retain his/her favorite user
> settings,and then transport them instantly to any of the other 7800's in
the
> contest station, or back at home.
> > The CF card does NOT contain the OS, only user settings.  The OS will be
> "hard-coded" into the firmware on-board the radio. No "flash" upgrades
will
> be done. Much like ICOM radios such as the PRO series, no upgrades will be
> offered, nor will the source code ever be released to the public or any
> dealers.
>
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