[ICOM] IC-375

STeve Andre' andres at msu.edu
Thu Nov 13 16:42:18 EST 2008


$1250 is not an unrealistic price for an excellent condition
375.  Few 375's and 1275's made; the 375 had only two
actual markets--the US and Canada so they really are rare.

I don't think the US allocation of 220 is uncertain.  After
the FCC got singed then they took the bottom 2MHz away
from us, we got he upper 3MHz on a more secure footing.

--STeve Andre'
wb8wsf  en82

On Thursday 13 November 2008 16:35:11 mecker at peoplepc.com wrote:
> thank you for this info. This means that
> highly inflated prices, 1250.00 may be
> a farce, a few isolated cases, possibly
> even a scam, to sell this rig for that much.
> I think it was initially because there werent
> many ic-375s available, but after what you
> just said, Im not sure I even want to buy
> one let alone pay 1400.00 for an 15 percent
> or more listing fee ebay sale.
> I guess a 220FM mobile, like several currently
> being made by other manufactuers eg: ALinco
> , is well under 300.00 and very affordable,
> not so bad to loose. -Marc KE2BP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Farson" <farson at shaw.ca>
> To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:39 PM
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] IC-375
>
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > Hanging over all this is the uncertain allocation status of the 220 MHz
> > band. This band does not enjoy the protection of an international
> > allocation; it is footnoted in for ITU Region 2 only. The 220-222 MHz
> > segment has already been reallocated; the rest of the band is probably no
> > less vulnerable. This is probably the reason why the amateur-equipment
> > manufacturers are no longer supporting 220 MHz.
> >
> > Cheers for now, 73,
> > Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ





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