[Yaesu] Is 1.2GHZ FM dead?

[Jim Gerke]

The demand for 1.2GHz gear just doesn't exist in most places. I'm sure 
it came down to a simple matter of economics for the manufacturers.

It is interesting to note that at about the same time Icom started the 
DStar products for 1.2GHz (and now 2m and 70cm), the other guys quit 
marketing equipment for that band.

73, Jim K5JG

John Geiger wrote:
> Have the equipment manufactureres given up on 23cm FM?  There are currently no 1.2Ghz HTs available in the US-the Kenwood TH59 might still be available in Japan, but was never marketed in the US.  And the only 1.2GHZ FM mobile radio available is from Icom, the ID-1, which is only being offered to support its D-STAR mode.  It really isn't being marketed as a FM radio.
> 
> When you go back to the late 80s and 90s, there were plent of 23cm HTs available:
> 
> Icom-12AT, 12GAT, X2A, X21A, T81A, Delta 1A
> Kenwood-TH55, TH89
> Yaesu-FT2303, FT911, FT104
> 
> And probably a few I forgot. So it seems that the big 3 have given up on 1.2GHZ as they have on 222, and 1.2GHZ is a worldwide band.
> 
> Any ideas as to what is going on?
> 
> 73s John NE0P
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