[ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan

[Lee Mairs (SAG)]

Remember the Teac reel to reel tape recorders that were practically 
issued to folks serving in SE Asia during the mid-sixties?
73 de Lee
KM4YY/8
USN ret

D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote:
> 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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