[ICOM] IC-7100

[Phil Krichbaum]

I wonder anyone is on 222 EME over there?
    Phil N0KE

John Geiger wrote:
> 222mhz is also authorized in Somalia.  They can run up to 3 KW on that 
> band.
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Krichbaum" <vailphil at sopris.net>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 12:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-7100
>
>
>> 222 MHz is only in the western hemisphere. There is enough demand for 
>> FM rigs that the JAs make those but not enough demand for 222 all 
>> modes to make it worthwhile. Most HF rigs do not have xverter in and 
>> out plugs either these days and people are reluctant to drill holes 
>> in them for xverters plus taping into the right spots on the boards.
>>    Phil N0KE
>>
>> bonddaleena at aol.com wrote:
>>> Hi. Color screen 'might' be next. Remember the 756, 756PRO, II, and 
>>> III?
>>> I still have my 756PRO I bought in Tokyo when they were first 
>>> released. Still more radio than I use.....
>>> One thing I will never understand, is why the big 3 can make small 
>>> radios with HF, VHF, and UHF while the big radios (with a lot of 
>>> empty space) only go up to 6M. I love my 706g.....
>>> I have a Yaesu 901DM in storage that has the optional transverter 
>>> for 6, 2, and 432. Wouldn't an Icom external transverter for several 
>>> bands be cool? It woulf use all the features of the radio. Even 
>>> Drake had the rcv and xmit transverters back 'in the day'....
>>>
>>> I DO understand the average JA ham lives in small spaces and hence 
>>> the market is made for them. This is another reason there is so few 
>>> 220 mHZ radios here in the USA since JAs don't have 220..
>>>
>>> My random thought of the day... ha ha
>>>
>>> ron
>>> N4UE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Joseph Orsak <jorsak at nc.rr.com>
>>> To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Thu, Jul 18, 2013 6:05 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-7100
>>>
>>>
>>> I could get more excited if it was a color screen....
>>> What I'm dreaming of is a mobile rig that uses an Android tablet for 
>>> a control head. Now that IMO would be cool. If you go touch screen 
>>> you should go all the way.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Joe W4WN
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Williams" 
>>> <hroengineer at gmail.com>
>>> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 10:25 AM
>>> Subject: [ICOM] IC-7100
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Probably old news, Universal Radio received four IC-7100s 
>>>> yesterday, still
>>>> have 3.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Barry
>>>> KD5VC
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