[ICOM] D Star product, etc

[Fern]

    Adam, a bit of a correction here. Kenwood and Icom both went together to 
develop their version of digital radios so that they are fully compatible. 
Motorola of course had to go their own way and not sure just what Vertex 
did.
    Fern



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Farson" <farson at shaw.ca>
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Using Kenwood MC-80 to IC-706


> 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
>
>