[ICOM] Icom 706mKIIG-What a bargain!

[Ed Yeary]

One of if not the best all around radio ever made! I've got two of 'em!
Ed Yeary W4TEY
Technical Specialist ARRL Dist. 9, TN.
VE W5YI Group
USVHSSC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>; <ic706 at yahoogroups.com>;
<icom706 at yahoogroups.com>; <ic-706MKiiG at yahoogroups.com>;
<ic-706mk2g at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <nh6cj at yahoo.com>; "Mike Wood" <wo7gi at yahoo.com>; "Donald M. Ross"
<dross at sirinet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:21 AM
Subject: [ICOM] Icom 706mKIIG-What a bargain!


> If my memory is correct, this year is the 10th
> anniversary of the Icom 706 series, as I believe the
> original 706 came out in late 1995-probably in time
> for Christmas.  When it came out, I wanted one in the
> worst way, but couldn't afford it being a poor
> graduate student.  My station at that time was an Icom
> 720A for HF and a Kenwood TS600 with 100 watt tube amp
> for 6. No 2 meter SSB at that time in my shack.
>
> Just for fun, I decided to see what a station with the
> capabilities of the 706MKIIG would have cost 10 years
> ago, in early 1995.  The prices listed below are from
> the AES catalogs of that time.  To get something with
> the capabilities of the 706MKIIG you would need:
>
> Kenwood TS50-$1040
> MFJ Econo keyer-$50
> Timewave DSP9 DSP filter-$169
> MFJ 9406X 6 meter rig (at 10 watts)-$240
> CW adaptor for 9406-$40
> Mirage A1015 6 meter amp (to get to 100 watts)-$350
> Yaesu FT290RII 2 meter all mode, 25W-$630
> Tone encoder/decoder for 290-$42
> Yaesu FT790RII 70cm all mode, 25W-$720
> Tone encoder/decoder for 790-$42
>
> Grand total of $3323
>
> And that is assuming that you would move the DSP
> filter and keyer from rig to rig.  With this setup,
> you would get 50 watts more on 6 meters, but 25 watts
> less on 2, and most would agree that the 706MKIIG does
> much better on 6 than the MFJ 9406 would do.  I just
> went for lowest cost.  The package total might be less
> if the Alinco DX70TH was out at that time (early 1995)
> which it may have been.  ALso, the faceplate on the
> TS50 is not remotable.
>
> The best price I could find for a 706MKIIG was $739 at
> Ham Radio Outlet.  This means that the 706MKIIG is
> $2584 less than a similar equipped station in 1995
> dollars, and is a whole lot smaller.  What a truely
> remarkable deal!
>
> 73s John NE0P
>
>
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