[ICOM] IC-910H is not worth the money. Or is it?

[Mike Olbrisch]

I am confused.  It seems you have all your own answers in order.  Did you
have some question or something?  Or was this a statement of intent - an
IC-7000 or TS-2000?  That is why they make more than one radio.

Mike - KD9KC.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alex
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 12:10 PM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: [ICOM] IC-910H is not worth the money. Or is it?
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I've been looking around for a new (new as in brand new, not 
> new to me. :) ) rig that would deliver more serious power on 
> UHF than the 20 Watts I get now from the FT-897.  It seems 
> that the 910H is the only serious contender in the VHF/UHF 
> weak signal market, but $1300 for a box that doesn't even 
> offer stellar performance? I can't imagine Icom is selling 
> many of these as it seems way to expensive for what it offers.
> 
> For $300 more I can get a Kenwood TS-2000 that offers 50Watts 
> on UHF and includes IF-DSP and satellite operations. It even 
> has a sub receiver for some AM/FM/packet work.
> 
> Even the IC-7000 with 35 Watts on UHF sounds like a much 
> better deal than the IC-910H. 
> 
> Sure, the IC-910H offers dual RX and satellite operation, but 
> for what it is and offers, the price should be way below 
> $1000 by now. 
> 
> 73,
> --Alex KR1ST
> http://www.kr1st.com