Hello to all and thank you to the moderator of this reflector.
Ever since I have seen the IC-7000, I have been reading and talking about
it. Like most of us here, I have considered it the new IC-706 radio but
after all I have read and seen, I have begun to think that 7000 is to the
706 what the 756 pro is to the 746 pro.
What weighs most strongly is the fact that it will use electronic filtering
rather than the crystal lattice filter. If I recall, isn't this the same
filtering technology used in the IC-7800, the $10,000 radio?
From what I gather, the 706 is the most popular mobile HF radio on the
market with sales greatly exceeding its runner-up. Right now it sells for
about $800 US. I realize that the cost of technology drops over time, and
with inflation, prices rise a bit, but at this point I am wondering if the
rig might not be priced considerably higher than the 706. Around here, a
few hams are thinking it will be in the $1500 US range.
What do you all think?
Buck
N4PGW
