Hi Benny, Only new Icom expected is the IC-9100 Daylight to DC box. Looks interesting, and would most likely be compared to the Kenwood TS-2000.
The receiver is a double conversion superheterodyne. They claim +30 dBm IP3. How they tested that, I don't know. Their promotional material also states that the first receiver has a 15 KHz filter for the first IF, and 3/6 KHz filters are optional. Not sure about the second receiver. Price is another issue. If you look at Icom's market pricing strategy, then expect this rig to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $4,000 without the 1.2GHz module or additional filters. Maybe, and this is just my estimate, that fully loaded will probably be somewhere around $4500. I'm waiting to see what reviewers have to say before jumping to conclusions. One thing that I can say right off the bat, is that I wish it had the screen from the 7600 or 7700. Right now, it looks like they took the LCD panel straight off an Icom 746. 73, James K2QI On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Benny Aumala <[email protected]>wrote: > To-day we have K3 and welcome Kenwood back again with TS590. > There is TT 599 Eagle and now this FT5K. Fine rigs all, and available. > Waiting for Icom. > > Benny OH9NB > > 73 de James K2QI President UNARC/4U1UN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

