[ICOM] Icom 7200 at Dayton

[John Geiger]

Will the 7200 have a built in voice keyer like the
Yaesu FT450?  It seems to be positioned as Icom's
version of that radio.  How about an internal tuner
option?

73s John AA5JG

--- Adam Farson <farson at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Dick,
> 
> I find the IC-7200 good-looking in a rugged sort of
> way (somewhat like
> Maxie.) <g>
> 
> The IC-7200 appears to have die-cast front and rear
> panels, with "clamshell"
> case covers. It looks very strongly constructed.
> 
> Agreed on the TS-2000 - "the face that launched a
> thousand groans".
> 
> My 7700 should be here next week...Glad you already
> have yours.
> 
> Cheers for now, 73,
> Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Dick Flanagan
> Sent: 14-May-08 12:11
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 7200 at Dayton
> 
> At 08:03 AM 5/14/2008, John Geiger wrote:
>  >Dayton or not, it is still the ugliest rig I have
> ever  >seen!
> 
> I fear the "ruggedized" look is in.  And while I
> don't care for it, if it is
> in fact as rugged as the appearance would lead one
> to believe, it could
> serve a useful niche in the product line.
> 
> For my money, however, the Kenwood TS-2000 is the
> ugliest radio I've seen.
> On the other hand, my new IC-7700 may just be the
> best looking.  Lordie,
> what an outstanding radio!
> 
> Dick
> --
> Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
> k7vc at arrl.org
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