[ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan

[sdaitch at mor.ibb.gov]

Somewhere in storage is my A-7030.  One of these
days, I figure I will have to shotgun all the
caps in it.

73
Sheldon
WA4MZZ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Mairs (SAG)" <lmairs at sagcorp.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:35 pm
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan

> 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 
> >> [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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