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

[k0sd at juno.com]

Hello guys,
   Just a little follow up on a couple comments during the question
above.  I'm playing catch up right now.
   Someone commented they'd use another brand radio because it had a cw
keyer built into it.   I wanted to check my manual before sticking my
foot in my mouth, and I've just gotten that done.   The 910 does have the
cw keyer built in, you set it up in the main setup menu, for CW options,
and you  can set it up for straight key, bug (only makes dots), or
electronic keyer, or electronic keyers reversed (if you're use to dots on
the left side of paddle).   CW speed is adjustable from 6-60 wpm, you can
adjust weight, about anything else.
 
73's de Stephen, K0SD in So FL
 
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>  
> On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:09:52 +0000 "Alex" <kr1st at bellsouth.net> 
> writes:
> > 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
> > 
> >