[ICOM] NEW IC-7000

[Ed K1EP]

It's not as deep as you think it is.  Japan doesn't have a 220 band.  The Japanese ham market is a big part of the Japanese ham radio manufacturers.  Do I need to explain it more?  (Yes, I have two 222 radios)

At 12/19/2005 07:45 AM, you wrote:
> 
>This is an interesting comment.
>
>Do you really think ICOM has given up on 222 just to spite you?  Or do you
>suppose there -MIGHT- be some sort of a rational decision there?
>
>I have the 2005 ARRL Travel-Plus.  I have an ICOM IC-901A equipped with 28,
>50, 144, 220, 440, and 1240 MHz modules.
>
>When we travel to dog shows, I print out a list of repeaters for that route.
>Within 500 miles of my home there are 461 144 MHz repeaters, 485 440 MHz
>repeaters, but only 60 222 MHz repeaters.
>
>Within 500 miles of San Francisco (a LARGE city) there are 724 144 MHz
>repeaters, 735 440 MHz repeaters, but only 303 222 MHz repeaters.
>
>We have 1 222 MHz repeater in El Paso.  I scan past it all the time.  I
>cannot recall ever having heard anyone on it.
>
>Obviously - ICOM doesn't see much of a market for 222 MHz radios.  And as a
>business, the market decides what they build.  They don't see much of a
>market for 222.
>
>As much as I would like to see ICOM re-make the IC-901A with 100 (or more)
>memories per band and a (BIG) alpha-numeric display, I don't see any market
>for that either.  Had YAESU made the quad-bander for 144-220-440-1240
>instead of 28-50-144-440 my wife would have a Yaesu in the van instead of
>her own 901A.
>
>There are 222 MHz radios on E-bay all the time.  Dunno what that means in
>the big picture - but they are available.
>
>Mike.  KD9KC
>El Paso, TX.
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Geiger
>> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 6:05 AM
>> To: ICOM Reflector
>> Subject: Re: [ICOM] NEW IC-7000
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I think Icom has given up on 222mhz, as they are the only big 
>> manufacturer
>> that makes no 222 gear currently.  Too bad, as they used to 
>> be the leader in
>> 220 gear, with the 375A, the V21AT 2/222 HT, the 3SAT, etc.
>
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