[ICOM] ICOM 751 and being "long gone"

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

I was the person who was responsible for the death of the ICOM IC-751.  
I complained that it said QSK and it wouldn't do QSK at over 20 wpm.  I 
got my money back, the dealer "Hoss Trader Ed" from Arkansas decided to 
go out of business, and ICOM released the IC-751A which had much better QSK.

I'm still alive - so I take exception to your remark!

Perhaps tomorrow I will join the statistics, but for now, I'm still here!

73

David N1EA


On 5/19/07, Jim <ke4wy at zoomtown.com> wrote:
 >
 > (((Remember; other "design
 > mistakes" such as the 751 were superseded very quickly...)))
 >
 >
 > Hope you are correct, but that was over 20 years Ago & those people 
are long
 > gone.
 >
 > I don't mind the $6K but one will not be at this QTH unless it has DUAL
 > WATCH. I consistently use that feature on the PROIII & refuse to go
 > backwards.
 >
 > Other new non-Icom Rigs on the Market are starting to look very 
attractive.
 >
 >
 > Jim
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
 > Behalf Of mel martin
 > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 1:18 PM
 > To: icom at mailman.qth.net
 > Subject: [ICOM] Re: New IC-7700 announced at Dayton
 >
 > Oh c'mon... It's just a little circuitry... It's the design 
omission/error
 > that's going to be expensive. The 7700 will not sell well without
 > dual-watch. It's a rig aimed at a discriminating (not rich) amateur who
 > knows what they want... And I suspect they want dual-watch! 6-7K is NOT
 > pocket change for most amateurs... For those who it is, they will buy the
 > 7800 anyway. I'll wait for the inevitable IC-7700A. Remember; other 
"design
 > mistakes" such as the 751 were superseded very quickly...
 >
 > >as this would push the IC-7700 considerably above the intended price 
point.
 >
 >
 > Mel...
 > VE2DC
 >
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