[amsat-bb] Icom IC-9700 in January 2019

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I agree it’s a bit of a gamble and I generally wait a while, but I have no decent satellite rig now and I’ll take my chances. 

Dan

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> On Dec 14, 2018, at 18:41, Fabio <roccaf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Since it is the first icom vhf/uhf sdr radio and considering the previous one (910) was released several years ago I would suggested to wait before bugs are resolved.
> 
> From previous experiences the first units would have, likely, issues solved later on.
> 
> I don’t like to be a beta tester, especially buying the units full price, we all experienced  the icom units de pricing after the first 8/10 months (7610 docet)
> 
> Fabio
> F5VKV  
> 
>> On 15 Dec 2018, at 00:13, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The Icom IC-9700 will be released in January 2019 in Japan for 188,000
>> yen ($1,657 USD).
>> 
>> "Delivery times may vary, depending on the country or region." "The
>> IC-9700 is the perfect side-by-side companion to the IC-7300 HF radio.
>> They are the same size and have almost identical ergonomics. Using the
>> IC-9700 and IC-7300 creates an ideal, compact radio station covering
>> the HF, 144, 430 and 1200 MHz bands."
>> 
>> https://qrznow.com/ic-9700-new-release/
>> 
>> Who is getting one? :-)
>> 
>> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
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