[ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan

[Alan Zack]

Dear Fellow Icomer's, especially any JA's that might be on the reflector.

At this day and age, with the Yen/Dollar exchange rate being what it is, is there any price advantage in buying an Icom 756 Pro III in Tokyo rather than in the USA?

Years ago you could save money by buying Japanese ham gear from a JA dealer.  Is there still a price savings?  I am planning a trip to Tokyo and plan to purchase a 756III if it is worth the savings.  If so, where would I go in Tokyo to purchase one?

I used to buy equipment at a shop named Pony's just outside the main gate at Yokota Air Base when I was flying U.S. Coast Guard C-130's taking supplies to the former USCG LORAN stations at Iwo Jima and Marcus Island but that was many, many years ago.  I don't know where to go or what to expect to pay in this day and age.

TIA & 73
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Alan Zack
Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired
Aviation Chief Warrant Officer,  U.S. Coast Guard, Retired