[ICOM] Icom kind of disappointing at Hamcomm

[Jerry K3BZ]

At the Dayton "unveiling" of the IC-7000, it was clear that this new rig is
not yet ready for prime-time. Most of the important details were not
available. ICOM was very non-committal about receiver performance. All the
ICOM reps I spoke to danced around the subject, and it was obvious they had
all been told not to be specific. I got the impression it was just a box
with nothing definite inside... yet.

About all I got from it was that it will cost $1400 to $1600, is not
intended to replace the IC-706MkIIG, and will incorporate some of the
features of the IC-7800.... and, oh yes, we'll be able to watch VHF TV on
it.  Oh, joy....

I wish they'd wait until they have an actual radio before they unveil
it.....

73,  Jerry K3BZ


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <dross at sirinet.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 11:43 PM
Subject: [ICOM] Icom kind of disappointing at Hamcomm


> 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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