> Of course with the advent of
> the IC-7800, an
> extra $500 doesn't look too bad anymore, does it?
>
> Anyhow, that answer came straight from TenTec.
>
> 73
>
> Bernard, WA4OEJ
Wow. This is very, very interesting. Does anybody remember the uproar
surrounding the Orion's price when it was first announced? Thirty-three
hundred dollars, and everybody practically fainted. Just go back and
read the threads and feel the anxiety: How could they charge that much?
How can the little guy afford it? Does it really do that much more?
How things have changed. Whether you find a color display useful or not,
essential or not, the Icom 7800 has apparently succeeded in one thing:
raising the expectation of the radio amateur as to what he must pay for
a new transceiver. (Even if it does not simultaneously raise the bar
significantly on essential receiver specs.)
Al W6LX
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