Kinda like the IBM PC110 which handles RT's software nicely, matches
the radio and runs on camcorder battery.... hmmm.
--- In FT817@y..., g0vgz@i... wrote:
The reason I heard Tony they originally marketed it for Japan only
was to thank all their own hams for sales in their own country and
being a very big mountain back-packing lot as well.
They actually thought the 817 would not take off world-wide.
John G0VGZ.
I know there was "buzz" at Dayton about the '817 being engineered
for Japan,
but I don't think so. Why would they do that knowing the larger
global
market is out there? Doesn't strike me that engineering for just
one
country would make good business sense in today's world. I'm
sure
they
wanted a quality amateur product and figured that increasing
receive
bandspread would introduce compromises that would reduce the
overall quality
of the rig.
--Tony K3RXK
k3rxk@a...
