[CQ-Contest] FT-920 - IC-718

[John Geiger]

And the dead years had the 756PRO series.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr at arrl.net>
To: "KE5CTY Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: "'David Thompson'" <thompson at mindspring.com>; "'CQ Contest'"
<cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FT-920 - IC-718


>
> On Jul 21, 2005, at 7:17 PM, KE5CTY Bob wrote:
>
> > According to the manufacture dates and the demand (preferred radios) -
> > there has been no *practical* noticeable change in equipment (change
> > worth having from a practical - operational standpoint) for almost 9
> > YEARS only smoke and mirrors (cosmetics) with the *most* preferred rig
> > being almost 10 years old in technology according to manufacture
> > output:
> >
> > Kenwood; TS-830S HF Transceiver;Manfact'd approx May 1981
> > Kenwood; TS-850S 160-10 Meter Transceiver;Manfact'd approx Jul 1991
> > ICOM; IC-728 MF/HF Transceiver;Manfact'd approx Feb 1993
> > Yaesu; FT-1000MP MF/HF Transceiver;Manfact'd approx Apr 1996
> > Yaesu; FT-920 MF/HF/6 Meter Transceiver;Manfact'd approx Oct 1997
> >
> > (((The Dead Years)))
> >
> > ???? 2005 ????
>
> I think this depiction is inaccurate. The so-called "dead years" have
> a number of innovative rigs introduced:
>
> Elecraft K2 and K2/100
> TenTec Orion
> IC-7800
> FT-7900DX
>
> And even that misses the FT-1000 variants that have been introduced,
> with substantial upgrades to the basic rig:
> FT-1000MP Mk V
> FT-1000MP Mk V Field
>
>
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>              -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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