[ICOM] IC-7100

John Geiger af5cc at fidmail.com
Sat Jul 20 22:54:03 EDT 2013


They can also use 902mhz. That would really be a nice EME QSO, and an all 
time new one for me.

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 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC-7100


>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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