I have my eye on it to use as a remotely controlled station with the radio in FN03. I would operate it from my home here in Thailand. I'm not optimistic about the price in Canada. However the IC-7300 is a reasonable price, so we'll see.
I have to learn a lot about remotely controlling a rig first.
73,
Ken VE3HLS So Phisai, Thailand Blog: bueng-ken.com
On Sat, Dec 15, 2018, 06:14 John Brier <johnbrier@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? :-)
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