[ICOM] IC-7700

[John Geiger]

What!! From 2990 to 14,000 in only 12 years or so? 
Inflation hasn't been that bad!

73s JOhn AA5JG

--- Jan Robbins <swanman at cfu.net> wrote:

> Actually, the projected retail price of the 7700 is
> $6,000.  The 245's 
> 1995 price was $2,990, which would be more than
> $14,000 in today's 
> dollars based on the consumer price index. 
> 
> In other words, the 7700, given, amongst other
> things, that it has the 
> 6khz and 3khz roofing filters (as opposed to the
> 245's wide open15khz 
> --or was it 13) and IF-level transmit and receive
> DSP, not to mention a 
> BUNCH of other enhancements such as the scope, is
> actually a MUCH BETTER 
> BUY today than the 245 was in 1995, in spite of the
> seemingly "larger 
> price tag". 
> 
> We--at least my students--tend to think  that
> because of inflation we 
> "always" pay more for less, but in fact the progress
> of technology in 
> many fields (e.g., computers, cell phones, HDTV)
> brings prices down as 
> performance goes up, so contemporary products are
> MUCH  better buys than 
> their seemingly much "less expensive" predecessors..
> 
> I love the 245, and it's still a great collector's
> item, but $14,000?  
> Amazing.
> 
> 73 to all!!
> 
> Jan N0JR
> 
> 
> John Rippey wrote:
> 
> > The more I look at the IC-7700's features, the
> more I think it may be  
> > the logical successor to my trustworthy JRC
> JST-245. The latter is,  
> > of course, well known for its quality construction
> and performance.  
> > It has a built-in PS and gives 150 W out with no
> effort.
> >
> > It looks like the quality level will be comparable
> (hence the  
> > projected sticker price) and of course the
> performance will be well  
> > beyond the 1994 all-analog 245's, with the scope
> being a major  
> > enhancement. The cost will be about double the
> JST-245 (1995 $ vs 2007 
> > $), less when considering inflation effects.
> >
> > I'm also impressed that Icom is taking its own
> sweet time in getting  
> > the new transceiver to market, ignoring
> competitors' rollouts. Odds  
> > are it will debut free of defects as a result and
> work as advertised.
> >
> > 73,
> > John, W3ULS
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