[Icom] latest radio technology

[Bob Marzari]

Yes, look what Yaesu has been doing.

I was just refunded our club's money for a pair of FT1500M radios that Yaesu
has had in their shop twice in 3 months and could not get the radios to
transmit a clean signal. This is the same model that got FANTASTIC reviews
also.

The radios would transmit before the PLL was locked. They would not believe
me the first trip back to the CA service center so I made a video of the
radio trashing the spectrum and sent that back with the radio.

Received it back again and it still was dirty. The told me, "That is the
best they can do and will refund our money"

These radios were used on APRS nodes and were keying up services over a 5
Meg spread.

At club meeting I have set up the HP8920A and checked members 1500Ms and
they all are dirty if you key them rapidly as in packet service you will see
it spur once every 4-5 keyups.

Love my Icoms but Icom does not have the acc port that Yaesu and Alinco have
in their low end radios.

Got a Micor to replace the node now....  :)

73

Bob W3PT



I was kind of disappointed at Icom not coming out with some new killer
radios
by Dayton. Looking at what Yaesu has been doing, it appears that they are
outpacing my beloved Icom. I have many, many Icoms and dearly love them. In
fact,
Steve, WB2WIK, ran a picture of my shack back in the 80s in the VHF section
of CQ mag. He said my shack looked like an Icom ad. ha ha.
Well, now I can say I have radios from nearly every company, but it appears
that Yaesu is marching away big-time. The new 897 and 857 are getting
fantastic
reviews, I don't understand why Icom can't take the PROll and come out with
a
PROlll that covers DC to daylight.

Any thoughts?

later, ron

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