[ICOM] Icom kind of disappointing at Hamcomm

[John Geiger]

Just got back from Hamcomm where I was hoping to see
the IC7000 prototype.  It wasn't there-the rep said it
was already in Japan.  They also didn't have any
literature concerning it, or if they did, it was gone
by the time I got there on Friday afternoon. 
According to the rep there, it is supposed to hit the
market in December 2005, and it is a completely
different radio from the 706MKIIG.

Now the $64,000 which I asked Icom "Will it have a
better receiver than the 706MKIIG?"  The rep mumbled
something about it having 2 32bit DSP chips, and that
was about it.  I didn't ask about the DSP, I asked
about the receiver.  My guess is that either he didn't
know (more likely), or it doesn't, but he didn't want
to say that.

Anyway, the Icom booth had absolutely nothing about
this rig, and you would never know it was in the
pre-release stage by what I saw there.  Glad to know
that Texas scores way below the Dayton treatment.

Did get to see and play a little with an Icom 7800
there.  Very impressive.  What contest was going on
this weekend?  In the 20 CW band the 7800 was picking
up some contest with lots of people sending their
state.

73s John NE0P
 

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