[ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan

[Jerry Flanders]

Maybe phone Pony's or some other major JA dealer and ask current price there?
Also, probably some JA dealers on the internet.

Jerry W4UK

At 03:27 AM 8/13/2007, you wrote:
>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
>_______________________________________________________
>Alan Zack
>Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ