[amsat-bb] Re: New ICOM VHF / UHF / SHF Radio

[Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF]

They can but as it would only be of use to the US market, it will need a US manufacturer to develop and sell them.
The radio probably only has the internal space for one module so some design of intelligent outboard transverter is the 
way to go.

John Geiger wrote:
> Too bad that 222 and 902mhz can't be offered as optinal modules.
> 
> 73s John AA5JG
> 
> --- On Sat, 8/22/09, Jeff Yanko <wb3jfs at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> From: Jeff Yanko <wb3jfs at cox.net>
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New ICOM VHF / UHF / SHF Radio
>> To: "Simon (HB9DRV)" <simon at hb9drv.ch>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 4:17 AM
>> OK.  Wasn't sure of the VHF
>> bands available in Europe.  70 mHz always stuck 
>> in my mind because I recall seeing it occasionally on the
>> European Packet 
>> Clusters.  At first, I kept thinking somebody is
>> typing in the wrong 
>> frequency.  I guess not!
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Jeff  WB3JFS
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Simon (HB9DRV)" <simon at hb9drv.ch>
>> To: "Jeff Yanko" <wb3jfs at cox.net>;
>> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 2:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: New ICOM VHF / UHF / SHF Radio
>>
>>
>>> 70MHz is used but 50MHz is much more common.
>>>
>>> Simon Brown, HB9DRV
>>> www.ham-radio-deluxe.com
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jeff Yanko" <wb3jfs at cox.net>
>>>
>>>
>>>> FB on 50 Mhz.  Is the 70 mHz band used more
>> in the European ham theatre?
>>>
>>
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