[amsat-bb] Re: New satellite rigs?

[John Geiger]

I think Icom already updated the Icom 718 with the Icom 7200.

73s John AA5JG

--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Sebastian <w4as at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: Sebastian <w4as at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New satellite rigs?
> To: "AMSAT BB" <AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
> Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 9:39 PM
> Simon please buy a used IC-910H, that
> way you can fix the Satellite  
> Module!
> 
> I'm sure you can re-sell it for about the same you pay,
> maybe more.
> 
> I personally doubt that Icom will replace the 910H any time
> soon.   
> That rig, given it's price tag and being only for
> 2m/440/1.2, must not  
> sell very well.  I would think Icom should be working
> on an enhanced  
> IC-718, which is an excellent HF rig at an extremely
> attractive price  
> range.  If they added a few things to a similar rig,
> at a similar  
> price I'm sure it would sell very well.
> 
> I'm 50 myself, and my kids better not be counting on much
> when I go (I  
> plan to enjoy myself as much as possible), but I personally
> can't see  
> myself spending $10,000 on some of the rigs out
> there.  I think we  
> need more inexpensive rigs so that the few new young hams
> can get into  
> the hobby.  Without young blood, we are doomed.
> 
> 73 de W4AS
> Sebastian
> 
> On Aug 7, 2009, at 4:32 AM, Simon (HB9DRV) wrote:
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "STeve Andre'" <andres at msu.edu>
> >>
> >> I'd like to think that Icom will come out with
> other radios, but  
> >> given
> >> the current economy, will they do that, I wonder.
> >>
> >
> > Look at the price of the IC-7600 - and that's selling
> well, as is the
> > IC-7700.
> >
> > There's plenty of money for radios - so many Hams are
> over 50,  
> > children have
> > fled the next, so these Hams are spending their
> childrens'  
> > inheritance. I
> > would like a good UHF-SHF radio, don't want to buy the
> IC-910H as I  
> > am sure
> > it'll be replaced the day after I buy it.
> >
> > For now I use the TS-2000...
> >
> > Simon Brown, HB9DRV
> > www.ham-radio-deluxe.com
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