[ICOM] FT-9000 - Hello ICOM!

[Ron Freeman]

The IC7800 was introduced in a Ham proof plexiglass box at Dayton two years
ago.  Probably the same box used by Yaesu this year.

Ron K5MM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Norris" <r390a at bellsouth.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] FT-9000 - Hello ICOM!


> 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
> >
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