[ICOM] Using Kenwood MC-80 to IC-706

[John Geiger]

If  you go look at the ratings on eham.net (yes, subjective, but still interesting) Kenwood blows away Icom on 2 meter and 2/70cm all mode radios.  Yaesu is somewhere in the middle.  However, Icom sure took over that market once the 706 and 746 hit the streets. Kenwood never seemed to be able to recover from that one.  Kenwood's FM gear seems pretty good if you want a built in TNC, but if you just want to talk on it Yaesu seems pretty good for the price, and they recognized the wisdom of making several different models using the same platform (FT8900/FT8800/FT7800).

73s John AA5JG


--- On Tue, 2/24/09, Adam Farson <farson at shaw.ca> wrote:

> From: Adam Farson <farson at shaw.ca>
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Using Kenwood MC-80 to IC-706
> To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 12:51 PM
> Hi John,
> 
> Yes, it is sad...but they are making an awful lot of money
> in the commercial
> (LMR) field. They have a very good line of amateur VHF/UHF
> kit based on
> their LMR platforms (but their D-Star product line is
> re-badged Icom!) This
> makes sense in view of the Icom/Kenwood stock
> cross-ownership agreement.
> 
> Still, I shall stick with my IC-F70T handheld (75 dB IMD
> rejection on 2m!)
> 
> 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 John Geiger
> Sent: 24-Feb-09 10:44
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Using Kenwood MC-80 to IC-706
> 
> That is kind of depressing about Kenwood, isn't it.  
> 
> 73s John AA5JG
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 2/24/09, Adam Farson <farson at shaw.ca>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Adam Farson <farson at shaw.ca>
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] Using Kenwood MC-80 to IC-706
> > To: "'ICOM Reflector'"
> <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> > Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 12:42 PM Hi John,
> > 
> > Yes, but....
> > 
> > Unlike some of their competitors, Icom are still in
> the HF game, 
> > developing and launching at least one new HF product
> every year.
> > 
> > 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
> John Geiger
> > Sent: 24-Feb-09 05:39
> > To: ICOM Reflector
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] Using Kenwood MC-80 to IC-706
> > 
> > That's right, you don't want to do that, it
> might give the Icom too 
> > good of audio!
> > 
> > 73s John AA5JG
> > 
> 
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