[ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan

[Gil Kellersman]

Why would anyone want to buy a sophisticated radio
that has no USA warranty? Any monies saved would
become a loss if the radio had to be sent back to
Japan for repairs. Several hundred $$$ each way for
shipping each way plus several weeks each way shipping
time. 
--- Jerry Flanders <jeflanders at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
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