Speaking of this, does anyone know what happened to that little piece of
the 1.25 M band we lost a while ago 9220-222 MHz)? I heard that it had
been given to UPS, who subsequently just let it lie fallow -- didn't bother
to use it at all. And is still that way. Can anyone confirm the truth or
otherwise, to this statement?
Thanks a bunch!
Shon, K6QT
Shon R. Edwards, MA, AG (Czech Republic)
Amateur call: K6QT
1039 N 2575 W
Layton, UT, 84041-7709
USA
Home phone: (801) 444-3445
E-mail: sre.1966@gmail.com
or
Shon Edwards
715 Strawberry Creek Private Rd.
Bedford, WY 83112
Cell: (307) 248-2104
On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Catherine James <catherine.james@att.net>
wrote:
> Manfred wrote:
> > "As long as enough hams prefer to buy radios loaded with multiple
> features, while not understanding their technical specs, the manufacturers
> will serve this market and make their business. They will make radios full
> of features, bells and whistles, and they will make radios that try to
> cover DC to daylight in all modes, and they will sacrifice performance as
> much as they have to in order to meet a pre-determined price limit. And
> many hams will keep buying them."
>
> Well, to be fair, we don't have any choice given the options available
> from the manufacturers. (I'm ignoring homebrew for purposes of discussion.)
>
> I have seen many, many online posts asking for an all-mode VHF/UHF rig
> that doesn't include HF. These used to be available, but have
> disappeared. Today, if you want to do VHF SSB, you have three choices:
>
> -- Modern HF rig plus a transverter
> -- Discontinued old tech rig such as an IC-275 or IC-821
> -- Modern DC to daylight rig
>
> And the reason they don't exist is that the manufacturers have not found a
> cost-effective way to manufacture them. So even those willing to spend
> more for a modern, up-to-date version of the IC-275 don't have that option.
>
> Bells and whistles are cheap, cheap, cheap. The cost of adding them is
> negligible because they're mostly just firmware. But when you want higher
> power, better filtering, higher frequencies, etc. -- anything that could be
> called "performance" -- the cost rises because the cost of the raw
> components needed rises.
>
> 73,
> Cathy
> N5WVR
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