[ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan

[Alan Zack]

I didn't want to mention motorcycles as I thought someone would 
jump on me for misuse of a gov't aircraft or something like that. 
But we always returned to Hawaii empty so it's not like we had 
bumped off some gov't cargo.  We would fly our C-130 from Barbers 
Pt, Hawaii to Yokota with some supplies already loaded.  We would 
pick up the mail, movies, fresh food, etc, and fly to Iwo Jima, 
return to Yokota, RON, then fly to Marcus the next day.  Back to 
Yokota then return to Barbers Pt with no cargo but loaded with 
motorcycles to cameras, watches, and everything in between.  Nice 
to have an empty C-130 at your disposal.
We would also fly to Clark, pick up supplies and go to Palau, 
Yap, Ullithi, Con-Son, Hue Phi Bui, Cahm Rahn Bay in Vietnam and 
Lampoong, Sataphip, Chang-Mai, Chang-Rai and other spots in 
Thailand.  Yes, the Coast Guard had LORAN stations all over SE 
Asia and the Pacific Islands and I have been to them all.  I'm 
sure you must have hauled a few BUFFIES around (Big Ugly F**king 
Elephants) from Thailand.  I wish I had a dollar for each one 
I've put in the back of the C-130's.

It helps that our Air Sta Ops Officer also was the duty Customs 
Inspector for all aircraft entering the USA at Barbers Pt.
_______________________________________________________
Alan Zack
Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <kj6vu at qsl.net>; <rich at 9m2cnc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan


> The Hibachi pot bit sure brings back memories to me.
> When my crew returned one of our B-52Fs back to
> Carswell AFB, TX from Anderson AFB, Guam in Novemer
> 1965, flight line crews had built jettisonable platforms
> to fit in the bomb bay.  I have no idea as to how many
> hibachi pots were loaded in there, but I do know that
> we brought back about 8 Honda motorcycles; my
> CB-305 Super Hawk, our navigator's CB-450 (one of
> the very first to actually get into USA) and over a
> half dozen S-90 bikes.
>
> The C-97 crews who flew back and forth between
> Anderson and Yokota would bring back a motorcycle
> for the cost of the bike plus $10!
>
> Paraphrasing what Zack said, "Those were the days!"
>
>
> 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
> Oklahoma City, OK
> USAF Retired ('61-'81)
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Alan Zack" <k7acz at cox.net>
> Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> CC: kj6vu at qsl.net, rich at 9m2cnc.com
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan
> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:10:37 -0700
>
> <<<  SNIPPAGE  >>>
>
> I miss those days, every trip we were given shopping lists
> by the non aviation types for hibachi pots (the BIG ones),
> pachinko machines, electronic gear, cameras, etc.  I would
> let a JA ham working at Pony's what I needed as far as
> electronics and he would have it ready for me when we
> arrived.
> _______________________________________________________
> 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
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Farson" 
> <farson at shaw.ca>
> To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 1:04 AM
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan
>
>
>>Hi Alan,
>>
>>The Japanese domestic version of any radio will have different 
>>band limits
>>from the USA/Canada version.  In addition, Icom America will 
>>not warranty
>>it; it will need to be returned to Japan for warranty repair. 
>>To my
>>knowledge, dealers in Japan stock only the JA domestic variant. 
>>I checked on
>>this with several dealers in Akihabara (Tokyo) in the 
>>mid-1980's, and was
>>advised to purchase the USA/Canada version from a dealer "back 
>>home".
>>
>>Cheers for now, 73,
>>Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>>[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
>>Behalf Of Alan Zack
>>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 00:28
>>To: Icom List
>>Subject: [ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan
>>
>>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
>>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
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