[Fourlanders] IC-9100

[Jim Worsham]

Since those bands are basically USA only there is not enough potential
volume for a large outfit like Icom to justify the initial NRE.  It sucks
but that is the way it is.  I have no idea how much volume there would be
for the D-Star module (I wouldn't spring for one) but that is probably
considered a "strategic" move.  Now a small outfit willing to do the reverse
engineering on the rig and then work with someone that already has 222 and
902/903 transverters (DEMI maybe) could possibly pull it off.  Such an
outfit might want to contact Icom now to see if they could get early
technical info and start looking at it and maybe even do a prototype before
the rig becomes available in the US.  When the rig does become available in
the US they could do testing and basically hit the ground running.  Just a
thought.

73
Jim, W4KXY

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
Richard P. Feynman

-----Original Message-----
From: Rogers, Ron [mailto:RR124640 at ncr.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:33 PM
To: wa4kxy at bellsouth.net; 'Randal DePriest'; fourlanders at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [Fourlanders] IC-9100

Yeh, but DAMN........they offer a 1296 module and a D-Star module but skip
right over 222 and 903 module availability !!

Ron 
________________________________________
From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
[fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Worsham
[wa4kxy at bellsouth.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:10 PM
To: 'Randal DePriest'; fourlanders at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] IC-9100

Wow!

73
Jim, W4KXY

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
Richard P. Feynman

-----Original Message-----
From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Randal DePriest
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:12 PM
To: fourlanders at contesting.com
Subject: [Fourlanders] IC-9100

Look what Icom is supposedly introducing at the Tokyo HamFair this
weekend...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ic9100/



Randal
N4AC

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