[VHFcontesting] ICOM

[Crawfish]

An HT is held in the hand, not on a desk! :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:07 PM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] ICOM


> "Vox Clamantis in Deserto" writes:
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> >In the ad, Icom seems to take a dim view of VHF/UHF weak signal
operators:
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> >"* HF or HF & 6M only.  Icom's engineers focused on the bands that really
> >mean the most to QRP operators. A VHF/UHF rig is called a HT!"
>
> >"A VHF/UHF rig is called a HT!" is actually italicized.  It is the only
> >italicized text in the ad.
>
> I just received my May 2003 QST and saw the ICOM ad for the '703 too, Ken.
> 6 Meters is a "VHF" band, ICOM! And there is considerable QRP activity on
> 2 Meters and up. I use an old IC-490A for QRP SSB/CW on 70 cm and have
> worked
> over 1,000 miles with it to Florida on tropo. It is definitely not "a HT."
>
> Is is disappointing ICOM's ad writers would make such a statement. What
were
> they thinking?
>
> - Jon NØJK
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