Do you remember the pricing of the 706 when it was first announced?
Many who don't would be suprised at its high level, compared to the
sub $800 that it has been available for the pase couple of years. And
of course that was the original 706 without all the improvements and
features of the latest version. Taking into consideration the changes
in the valuation of the dollar/yen down the road, one might expect
similar price changes from the introduction period ( it apears the
feeding frenzy has already begun), on through its mass production/
distribution period. Time will tell. All I know is that my $800 now
days, buys a heck of a lot more radio for the buck than what its
equivalent did back in the mid 60's when I was first licensed. Wether
or not one would want to make an investment in 'new' gear in this day
and age of possible BPL interferance is another matter.
Enjoy it while we can.
73.....Mark/W8VNZ
--- In ic7000@..., "Buck \(N4PGW\)" <na4fm-list@t...>
wrote:
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
