[ICOM] Info needed please

[Adam Farson]

Hi Renee,

I would recommend that you hang on to your IC-775DSP. You are familiar with
it, and it is working well. 

If you dispose of the 775 and "shop down"  in the second-hand market, you
may end up buying somebody else's "problem child";  you will then be filled
with regret. You may also need to spend more time "under the hood" than
"behind the wheel".

Older radios such as the IC-751A are now at a point where spare parts
availability is problematical. If one of the discontinued custom IC's (e.g.
the display driver) fails, the radio will be ready for burial unless you can
locate a "Hangar Queen".

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 Renee
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 14:39
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Info needed please

Hello John and everyone,
Thank you so much for the info. No, I have not found any of the radios
mentioned. Have not really started looking yet. Just trying to gather some
info first. Right now I have an Icom 775DSP loaded with filters and all. I
am thinking of selling it. I bought it a year ago and just have not gotten
to use it much at all. Even tho a rig like that has a fantastic reputation
and all, I can not really see letting such an expensive radio just sit there
and not be used. I would like to maybe replace it with something not so
expensive but something that is reliable and would hold it's own during
contesting etc. Any other suggestions or recommendations would be great
appreciated. I would like to stick with Icom but would consider other makes
too.
Also, I would need to sell my 775 first, but does anyone have any of the
above radios for sale? Especially the 751A with all the needed mods/repairs
for the RAM and trimmer caps? If not, where does one get the ROM board and
needed repairs from?
73,
Renee




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