[Kenwood] TS7000 approved and are order taking

[Rob Atkinson]

i  use mine regularly.  if i were marooned on a desert island and could 
have only one rig, it would probably be the 870.    i note that there 
is almost a complete lack of availability on the used market of 870s 
made during the last 5 years or so.   if you go looking for one, you 
find only the early ones.   i've even heard complaints about this from 
those who waited too late to get a new one, and are looking for a used 
one.  The hams who have them are hanging on to them.   to me that is a 
big indicator that a rig is a good one.   contrast that with any well 
known dud you can think of.

rob / k5uj


On Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at 08:28 AM, Steve Zeiger wrote:

>   John makes a good point...How come we aren't playing with our 
> ts-870sat's?  I can't imagine Kenwood (if they plan to be a competitor 
> in the amateur market) would be content to let the ts-2000 (a nice 
> compact rig) be their high end competitor to rigs such as the ic-7800, 
> ft9000, and even the mkv and 756.
>
>   I can only hope that Kenwood is preparing to unvail an appropriate 
> successor to the 870, something in the vain of the formidable 950sdx..
>
>   Steve
>   kb8viv
>