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

[Bob Wruble]

seems a bit strange that at least yaesu sales wud be dwn
with all the 1000mp action??   w7gg

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> From: bjacob@iofc.com
> To: yaesu@contesting.com
> Cc: 'AMPS posting' <amps@contesting.com>; 'Ham-equip posting' <ham-equip@ucsd.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Yaesu announces the new HF solid state amplifier price 
> Date: Thursday, June 12, 1997 7:13 AM
> 
> 
> 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
> __________________________________________________________
> 
> 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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