It is coming soon. They are preparing the marketing now.
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On Mar 27, 2005, at 10:21 PM, Rodrigo wrote:
I grabbed this from a forum at www.eham.net:
" 706 Prices Reply
by K8NRA on March 19, 2005 Mail this to a friend!
I emailed Icom for an update on the IC-7000 model. Here was the reply.
Good Morning Bill-
Thank you very much for your inquiry. Icom Incorporated is developing many new products to meet the requests and expectation of our customers. The model you had inquired is one of such models. Unfortunately, however, it is still too early to make any announcements on the specification, release timing and price etc, as such are still undecided. We will be announcing such details on our homepage, through dealers or magazines as soon as possible. We ask for your understanding in this situation and thank you in advanced for your enquiry and patience regarding information from us.
Brian Cheeseman
ICOM Technical Support
ICOM America, Inc.
2380 116th Ave. NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone (425) 454-7619
Fax (425) 637-8417
www.icomamerica.com "
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I grabbed this from a forum at www.eham.net:
" 706 Prices Reply
by K8NRA on March 19, 2005 Mail this to a friend!
I emailed Icom for an update on the IC-7000 model. Here was the reply.
Good Morning Bill-
Thank you very much for your inquiry. Icom Incorporated is developing many new products to meet the requests and expectation of our customers. The model you had inquired is one of such models. Unfortunately, however, it is still too early to make any announcements on the specification, release timing and price etc, as such are still undecided. We will be announcing such details on our homepage, through dealers or magazines as soon as possible. We ask for your understanding in this situation and thank you in advanced for your enquiry and patience regarding information from us.
Brian Cheeseman
ICOM Technical Support
ICOM America, Inc.
2380 116th Ave. NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone (425) 454-7619
Fax (425) 637-8417
www.icomamerica.com "
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Farson" <farson@...> To: <ic7000@...> Sent: 2005 March, 27, Sunday 02:12 Subject: RE: [ic7000] Re: COST
Hallo Joanne,
eigentlich bin ich mit siemens-fernschreibern aufgewachsen, wo alles
kleingeschrieben wurde.
(actually i grew up with siemens teleprinters, which printed everything in
lower case).
{^,-}
tschuess, 73,
adam va7oj/ab4oj
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Hallo Joanne,
eigentlich bin ich mit siemens-fernschreibern aufgewachsen, wo alles
kleingeschrieben wurde.
(actually i grew up with siemens teleprinters, which printed everything in
lower case).
{^,-}
tschuess, 73,
adam va7oj/ab4oj
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Ladies and gentlemen,
One of the common courtesies of "netiquette" is to type in lower-case except
where proper names (or exceptional emphasis of a word or phrase) call for
caps. All-caps should be avoided.
The "punctuation" thread is now closed. Time to move on...
Best 73,
Adam, VA7OJ/AB4OJ
Owner, Yahoo! ic7000 Group
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From my source within, when I asked about pricing it was mentioned
that it would be in the $986 price range!
Available late 3rd Quarter 2005.
73,
Bill
WB9YVM
BTW I am in the pipeline for the first IC7000.
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As I posted earlier... When I asked HRO to get me the first one, they told me not to expect it before Q4, 2005.
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From: bayport_bob
To: ic7000@...
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:45 AM
Subject: [ic7000] Re: Fake - comment from another list
people are stating a 2Q/2005 date.
not that i don't believe that this rig will show - i hope it does
which is why i am a member of this group in the fitst place.
but
2Q/2005 is april first is it not? but seriously - other than a
display unit at dayton - i doubt that it will show up in ham stores
before fall because of FCC acceptance - no one seems to be able to
stumble across any info in that area
bob / wk4rc
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Why else would Yaesu be heavily discounting the 857 and the 957?
73, Frank Gi4NKB
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people are stating a 2Q/2005 date.
not that i don't believe that this rig will show - i hope it does
which is why i am a member of this group in the fitst place.
but
2Q/2005 is april first is it not? but seriously - other than a
display unit at dayton - i doubt that it will show up in ham stores
before fall because of FCC acceptance - no one seems to be able to
stumble across any info in that area
bob / wk4rc
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Ladies and Gentlemen, even if the long awaited and much discussed IC-
7000 turns out to be a hoax it's also been a lot of fun. At the very
least ICOM has a pretty good idea regarding the features we want in
the 706's replacement. Sort of a new twist on reverse engineering.
Ken
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I contacted a friend "high up" in Icom's ad department and he said
the rumors about a new rig 7000 are true but that there are still
some details to be worked out before public announcement -- something
with the specs. They are, however, working on an ad campaign for it.
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...not seen any attitude from Mehahertz magazine ... to deny such an article... I have communicated with the editor of the magazine in question (which no one else seems to bother to do). Privately, he admits that the article contains errors. Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666
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Just my small contribution :
I am brazilian living in France and duly authorized Ham in this
country.
I am a reader of the magazine which published the article which
shares a strong reputation in France among the news in this area.
So far I have not seen any attitude neither from Mehahertz magazine
neither from Icom France to deny such an article.
The article appears in the same area dedicated to talk about near
future products every month.
Icom France has had enough time to deny this information but have
not done so. I personnaly contacted Icom France for two reasons :
1st for the new VHF HT radio that was coming out at the time and was
given the availabity date which proved to be correct, and 2nd for
the IC-7000. No prospects were available according to the ham branch
responsible but I was told the product would be seen by the end of
the semester/beginning of the second one.
I do think it is very weird not to hear concrete information in
markets such as US and others (France counts with almost 20000 Hams)
but who knows for sure ?
Let's hope it will really come at the time announced.
Eduardo - F/PU2VGA
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Hi Paul,
Well, a nagging curiosity as to whether the IC-700 might just be "for real"
after all may be sufficient reason for them to stick around a while. In any
event, they are most welcome.
Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
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-----Original Message----- From: Paul Manuel [mailto:k4pdm@...] Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 15:00 To: ic7000@... Subject: RE: [ic7000] Re: Fake - comment from another list --- Adam Farson <farson@...> wrote: May I suggest that we stop quarrelling about whether the IC-7000 really
exists or not, and simply wait until 2Q/2005 - as the web page "sez"? But Adam, lots of times there is nothing else to quarrel about!!! Hi hi However, I don't really see the reason someone would belong to the group if they thought the radio was a hoax...! Do you? 73, Paul K4PDM __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! Yahoo! Groups Links Scanned by WinProxy
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I was at a local hamfest today here in Georgia, and went up to HRO and told them I would like to purchase 2 Icom 7000's.
They told me... gosh you just missed out, they sold the last one with the thousand dollar coupon.
Seriously speaking the Manager of the HRO said, they have asked... and there
Icom Representative continue to tells them they don't know anything about this rig.
Keith, K4KAL
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From: Paul Manuel
To: ic7000@...
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: [ic7000] Re: Fake - comment from another list
--- Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@...> wrote:
> A radio that will be built in Asia, and there's no mention in the
> Asian trade mags...
I'll take your word for it.
> A radio whose largest target market is North America, and Icom-North
> America knows nothing about it.
You mean they claim to know nothing about it. Not the same thing.
> And to top it all off, a European magazine "scoops" the rest of the
> planet with this announcement?
Loose lips over there.
> Just feels weird to me...like last year's vaporware "Yaesu VX-9R"
> announcement on the 'Net.
Did that VX-9R turn into the new VX-6R, by any chance?
73,
Paul K4PDM
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--- Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@...> wrote: A radio that will be built in Asia, and there's no mention in the
Asian trade mags... I'll take your word for it. A radio whose largest target market is North America, and Icom-North
America knows nothing about it. You mean they claim to know nothing about it. Not the same thing. And to top it all off, a European magazine "scoops" the rest of the
planet with this announcement? Loose lips over there. Just feels weird to me...like last year's vaporware "Yaesu VX-9R"
announcement on the 'Net. Did that VX-9R turn into the new VX-6R, by any chance? 73, Paul K4PDM __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
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I am really excited if this really comes true. I am saving up for one to replace one of my 706mkiig's in the truck. I just hope the display will be viewable in daylight mobile.....
73 N1WPN
Wayne
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At 05:59 PM 3/19/2005, you wrote: --- Adam Farson <farson@...> wrote:
May I suggest that we stop quarrelling about whether the IC-7000 really
exists or not, and simply wait until 2Q/2005 - as the web page "sez"? But Adam, lots of times there is nothing else to quarrel about!!! Hi hi
However, I don't really see the reason someone would belong to the group
if they thought the radio was a hoax...! Do you?
73,
Paul K4PDM
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--- Adam Farson <farson@...> wrote: May I suggest that we stop quarrelling about whether the IC-7000 really
exists or not, and simply wait until 2Q/2005 - as the web page "sez"? But Adam, lots of times there is nothing else to quarrel about!!! Hi hi However, I don't really see the reason someone would belong to the group if they thought the radio was a hoax...! Do you? 73, Paul K4PDM __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!
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Hi Guys,
I believe we can all afford the modest luxury of waiting until mid-year, to
see whether or not the promised announcement materialises.
A product such as the IC-7000 makes sense, as it is consistent with Icom's
intent to replace analogue HF and "HF-plus" transceivers with DSP-based
designs. To quote an excerpt from a CQ Ham Radio interview with Icom's lead
engineer (Nov. 2001 issue. Translation courtesy JA7UDE.)
The DSP filter is technically interesting, but another reason to use the DSP
for the IF filter is concern about the future availability of mechanical and
crystal filters for HAM use. It is doubtful that those kinds of filters will
be continuously available in the market forever in the future. The DSP
filter is implemented by software and permits easy quality control. IC-746
was the last transceiver that used the conventional analogue circuit for the
RX. ICOM would like to expand the use of DSP to the products in the lower
price ranges.
[Note: The IC-703, which still uses an analogue selectivity filter, was
released after the IC-746. Its architecture lends itself quite nicely to the
replacement of the 455 kHz analogue IF chain by a DSP-IF subsystem.]
Best 73,
Adam, VA7OJ/AB4OJ
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I belive it is a hoax. Hell... I was fooled by a website with a annoucement of the "new" Yaesu FT 958. I remember we had the same discussion before the Yaesu 857 came out. What finally ended the hoax rumor was that someone found FCC documentation on it on a FCC website. So my suggestion is that keep looking through the FCC websites for info on the "IC -7000". If nothing shows up in a week or two, then it is a hoax. We will know for sure by the time April 1st or when Dayton rolls around. Since the rumor of the Yaesu FT 958 started out in Europe, and now the IC-7000 is said to have started in Europe and that we are close to April 1st. And Icom or the dealers have no information on it, and there is no FCC data on it... I at this time belive it is a hoax. Consider one of the sources on this page both the IC 7000 and the Ft 958 are mentioned. Bill in KY W4KYR --- In ic7000@..., "Clint Bradford" <clintbrad4d@e...> wrote:
...the IC-7000 really exists or not...
A radio that will be built in Asia, and there's no mention in the
Asian trade mags...
A radio whose largest target market is North America, and Icom-
North America knows nothing about it.
And to top it all off, a European magazine "scoops" the rest of the planet with this announcement?
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