[amsat-bb] Re: New satellite rigs?

[Michael Baker]

Guys,

	The ICOM IC-703+ is NOT discontinued.
	ICOM has featured advertising in the last QST for the rig, HRO has
them IN STOCK. The rig is still on ICOM USA and JP web sites.
The IC-765PRO3 IS discontinued and when current stocks are gone, there will
be no more.
	If you want a real answer to the question of a product being
discontinued PLEASE CALL THE MFG AND DON'T TRUST THE RUMOR MILL ON THE
REFLECTORS!
	It is the only way to know from the horse's mouth what an mfg is
doing.

	If I seem a bit bent about the rumor of the 703+ demise it's because
this subject has been beaten to death on other reflectors without anyone
checking the rumor out. It is NOT true.

	To paraphrase a statement from Mark Twain, "Rumors of its death have
been greatly exaggerated!"  ;>)


Michael Baker  K7DD
k7dd at cox.net

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Simon (HB9DRV)
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 1:03 AM
To: John Geiger; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New satellite rigs?

My serious guess is that ICOM will bring out a IC-910H replacement, if you 
look at their recent offerings then there's really only the IC-910H which 
could be upgraded. The IC-703 has been discontinued, so unless there's a new

QRP rig in the works then I hope there will be a new VHF/UHF/SHF radio.

Kenwood - very unlikely, their next two major radios will be HF+6m.

Yaesu - who knows? Would be good though.

Simon Brown, HB9DRV
www.ham-radio-deluxe.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at yahoo.com>


>
> Is anyone hearing any rumors of new satellite rigs on the horizon (pun 
> intended)? The TS2000 and Icom 910H are hitting 9 years on the market, and

> Yaesu isn't currently marketing a satellite rig.
> 
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