New Icom`s RIG  IC-7000

http://www.fernblatt.net/nu4g/IC-7000_Pre_Release.pdf

 

WELL I SEEN IT BEUTIFUL RADIO BUT NOT REPLACEMENT FOR 706 JUST A UPGRADE.

 

New Info :
Price in Japan $1600

 

Nice radio. Beautiful front panel. Nice Specs. Rediculous Price.

At least they gave a mike.

I'll keep my FT-857 for now. At nearly 1/3rd the price it's got the bang-for-the-buck factor beat.

 

Just to put this in perspective.

In March 1996 the original IC-706 retailed for $1,560.

This would be $1,934 in todays inflated dollars.

Also, the original 706 came stripped with no filters. The 7000 had digital IF filters as standard equipment.

I agree that rigs like the FT-857 are a tremendous value for the money. No way is the IC-7000 going to be 2.5 X better than the 857.

However, when Icom ships them, they will probably have a backlog of orders.

73
George
K3UD

 

I wonder if it will include the 60 meter channels?

 

Features/Specifications: GENERAL
• Frequency coverage :
Receive 0.030–199.999MHz* 2 400.000–470.000MHz
Transmit 1.800– 1.999MHz 3.500– 3.999MHz

5.3305, 5.3465, 5.3665, 5.3715, 5.4035MHz

7.000– 7.300MHz 10.100–10.150MHz
14.000–14.350MHz 18.068–18.168MHz
21.000–21.450MHz 24.890–24.990MHz
28.000–29.700MHz 50.000–54.000MHz
144.000–148.000MHz 430.000–450.000MHz

 

Why would ICOM make a radio that goes to 70cm and put TWO SO-239 connectors on it?

It's almost insulting, do they really think we can't put a
"N" or BNC connector together?

 

I just went to both icomamerica.com and Icom Japan's site and neither site have the IC-7000 listed yet.

RigPix has it, but none of the Icom sites do. How is it that there's no price on Icom's site?


Anthony - W8ANT

 

April 1st vaporware?