If you think about it, with no competition on this VHF/UHF rig by Kenwood, Yaesu, Flex, Anan.... Icom has free roaming.

On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 1:32 PM Alan wa4sca@gmail.com wrote:

Jerry,

Think I will wait a bit for supply to catch up with demand. By then, we will know whether it works as claimed, particularly from a digital standpoint. Having dropped about $5k on a rig which didn't, the wait will be a good investment on a bucket list rig.

73,

Alan WA4SCA

<-----Original Message----- <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jerry <Buxton <Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 13:20 PM <To: amsat-bb@amsat.org <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] US IC-9700 prices announced < <Kinda like PCs. I paid $1800-someodd dollars for a new FT-736R in <1993. Today a rig with similar function but way better performance (I <presume!) is about the same price. <$1800/25(years)=$72/year. Not bad. And it still works. If the 9700 is <worth a hoot it would only be about $84/year when I'm 88. What a bargain! < <Jerry Buxton, NØJY < <On 2/8/2019 12:41, Alan wrote: <> Per reports from HamCation, MSRP is $2195. HRO, GigaParts, and <> DXEngineering are listing them for $2095 for delivery 2Q. <> <> 73, <> <> Alan <> WA4SCA <> <> <> <> _______________________________________________ <> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum <available <> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. <Opinions expressed <> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of <AMSAT-NA. <> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite <program! <> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb <> <> < <_______________________________________________ <Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions <expressed <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT- <NA. <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite <program! <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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I remember the old Ford commercial, "Quality is Job One!" At Microsoft, it is "Quality is Job 1.1!" These days with many amateur manufacturers, not just Icom, it is "Quality is Job -A!"

73,

Alan WA4SCA

<-----Original Message----- <From: H. Stephen Nipper [mailto:stephennipper@gmail.com] <Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 13:57 PM <To: APBIDDLE@mailaps.org <Cc: Jerry Buxton n0jy@amsat.org; AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] US IC-9700 prices announced < <I know from past experience that a A model will be out within in year and the <price will be reduced. I am waiting until all of the bugs are worked out. < <On Fri, Feb 8, 2019, 12:32 PM Alan <wa4sca@gmail.com <mailto:wa4sca@gmail.com wrote: < < < Jerry, < < Think I will wait a bit for supply to catch up with demand. By then, we <will know whether it works as claimed, particularly from a digital standpoint. <Having dropped about $5k on a rig which didn't, the wait will be a good <investment on a bucket list rig. < < 73, < < Alan < WA4SCA < < < < < <-----Original Message----- < <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org ] On Behalf Of Jerry < <Buxton < <Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 13:20 PM < <To: amsat-bb@amsat.org mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org < <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] US IC-9700 prices announced < < < <Kinda like PCs. I paid $1800-someodd dollars for a new FT-736R in < <1993. Today a rig with similar function but way better performance (I < <presume!) is about the same price. < <$1800/25(years)=$72/year. Not bad. And it still works. If the 9700 is < <worth a hoot it would only be about $84/year when I'm 88. What a <bargain! < < < <Jerry Buxton, NØJY < < < <On 2/8/2019 12:41, Alan wrote: < <> Per reports from HamCation, MSRP is $2195. HRO, GigaParts, and < <> DXEngineering are listing them for $2095 for delivery 2Q. < <> < <> 73, < <> < <> Alan < <> WA4SCA < <> < <> < <> < <> _______________________________________________ < <> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org mailto:AMSAT-BB@amsat.org . <AMSAT-NA makes this open forum < <available < <> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring <membership. < <Opinions expressed < <> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views <of < <AMSAT-NA. < <> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur <satellite < <program! < <> Subscription settings: <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb < <> < <> < < < <_______________________________________________ < <Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org mailto:AMSAT-BB@amsat.org . <AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available < <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. <Opinions < <expressed < <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of <AMSAT- < <NA. < <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur <satellite < <program! < <Subscription settings: <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb < < _______________________________________________ < Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org mailto:AMSAT-BB@amsat.org . <AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available < to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. <Opinions expressed < are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of <AMSAT-NA. < Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur <satellite program! < Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat- <bb <