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

[Alex]

My question is, like the subject line alludes to, am I missing something that warrants $1300 for  the IC-910H? There's got to be a reason they ask so much money for that rig, but I'm not seeing it, certainly not when compared to other offerings, even by Icom itself.

It doesn't even have a TCXO...

73,
--Alex KR1ST
http://www.kr1st.com

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Mike Olbrisch" <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com>
>
>  
> 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
> 
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