[Yaesu] Yaesu announces the new HF solid state amplifier price

[bjacob@iofc.com]

Well, let's see here...All three Jap radio manufacturers are seeing 
slugish sales in USA.  Rumor has it that one of the big three is even 
considering quiting USA.

Now they come out with a megabuck linear.  Just who will buy this 
monster?  Why would anybody want it?  Sounds like a last-chance "power" 
drive to me!

Jacob
AA4FM
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On Fri, 13 Jun 1997, morel wrote:

> Yaesu Japan announced the list price for the new 1KW output
> solid state / automatic antenna tuner :
> 
> * VL-1000 - amplifier deck & automatic tuner: Y350000 !!
> * VP-1000 - 50Vdc switching power supply : Y200000 !! 
> 
> Those are the Japan list prices as figured in their WEB site.
> I suppose that the US prices will be at least 20-30% less at 
> dealers. Anyway, those figures are quite prohibitive and
> disappointing. 
> 
> The VL-1000 was exposed at Dayton at Yaesu booth with no
> detailed technical specs or brochures. Maybe more infos
> will be released at Friederichshafen HamFest at the end of
> this month.
> 
> No news about the ICOM new similar solid state amplifier
> IC-PW-1.
> 
> 73 de Morel, 4X1AD
> 
> 
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