[ICOM] FT-9000 - Hello ICOM!

[Tom Norris]

How true, Jan

I can make as many contacts on my 756Pro as I can with my 706 or with some
of my homebrew stuff that was basically free from junkbox parts. I don't
have to spend 13 grand. A IC-7800 would be nice though. Dunno about the
Yaesu, I've become an Icom brand loyalist in my old age. hehe

That FTDX at Dayton was housed in a ham proof plexiglas box.
It *looked* like a working radio, but who knows.

But for the price of either the 7800 or the new 9000, I could get
a couple of new commercial spec radios with ALE that would be nice
for use with SHARES. (think the Motorola Micom II with ALE is
around $5700 for the ruggedized model, a bit less for the non ruggedized
version. Prices are 5 years old though. The new Micoms are DSP based
and have a darned good RX.  A slightly used Harris 5000 series can be
had for much less including ATU. No tuning knob on either, just a keypad :-( )

I'll stick with my Icoms, and other junk, since they work.

>Hobbies are hobbies, all right, and some of our fraternity don't 
>seem to notice that there is almost no correlation (often, indeed, 
>there is a negative correlation) between the amount of DX worked and 
>the amount of money spent to do it.  vy 73 to all!  Hope no one 
>strained a bach hauling boatanchors home from Dayton. Jan n0JR
>