[ICOM] Is 1.2GHZ FM dead?

[Gary Fiber]

John,

The ID-1 does FM quite nicely along with the Digital D-star audio and 
data modes. You can even program standard FM operation into memory 
channels and switch between the modes quite easily.
I have an ID-1.

Gary K8IZ



At 02:13 PM 4/1/2006, you wrote:
>Have the equipment manufacturers given up on 23cm FM?  There are 
>currently no 1.2Ghz HTs available in the US-the Kenwood TH59 might 
>still be available in Japan, but was never marketed in the US.  And 
>the only 1.2GHZ FM mobile radio available is from Icom, the ID-1, 
>which is only being offered to support its D-STAR mode.  It really 
>isn't being marketed as a FM radio.
>
>When you go back to the late 80s and 90s, there were plenty of 23cm 
>HTs available:
>
>Icom-12AT, 12GAT, X2A, X21A, T81A, Delta 1A
>Kenwood-TH55, TH89
>Yaesu-FT2303, FT911, FT104
>
>And probably a few I forgot. So it seems that the big 3 have given 
>up on 1.2GHZ as they have on 222, and 1.2GHZ is a worldwide band.
>
>Any ideas as to what is going on?
>
>73s John NE0P
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