[ICOM] IC-7200 Release Announcement

[John Geiger]

and with an internal tuner it might not be quite as
butt-ugly!

73s John AA5JG

--- Alex <kr1st at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> C'mon Adam. You didn't really make this up, right?
> This is Icom provided text I hope:
> 
> "
> What, no ATU? It will be noted that the IC-7200 is
> not equipped with an internal ATU. This makes a lot
> of sense in an entry-level transceiver; by omitting
> the internal tuner limited to a 3:1 VSWR range, the
> radio manufacturer can pack more performance into a
> smaller, simpler package and allow the user to
> select an ATU as required.
> "
> 
> Sure, as if with a built in ATU one could not select
> an external tuner, also. And yeah, the radio will be
> so much easier to operate without it. Phew, I'm glad
> they omitted that one confusing tuner button from
> the front panel. At least there's an admission that
> a 3:1 SWR matching unit is limited (which could be
> easily extended to tune a wider range, but then that
> would eat into the accessory market...). 
> 
> This is silly marketing talk. Leaving that text out
> makes a heck of a lot more sense than providing the
> public with a half-a.... excuse for why they are
> saving manufacturing bucks.
> 
> Now if they'd said that they exchanged the ATU for
> an internal 110/230V power supply, that would have
> made sense. Packing in more performance....puhlease!
> 
> 73,
> --Alex KR1ST
> 
>  
>   -------------- Original message from Adam Farson
> <farson at shaw.ca>: --------------
> 
> 
> > The IC-7200 group has been authorised by ICOM HQ
> to announce that the
> > IC-7200 will be shown at Dayton 2008.   The
> IC-7200 is not yet FCC approved
> > for sale in the USA at the time of this
> announcement.
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