222 MHZ requires a PA that works at that freq and to date none of the PA's
used work at that frequency very well.
222 just is not a priority for them.
73s de Tim - K7XC - DM09jh... sk
On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 12:29 AM, Mark Spencer <mark@alignedsolutions.com>
wrote:
> The pragmatist in me is happy to see interest in continuing to offer SSB /
> CW radios that cover frequencies over 144 MHz. But yes coverage of bands
> such as 222 MHz and 902 MHz would be nice.
>
> 73
>
> Mark S
>
> VE7AFZ
>
> mark@alignedsolutions.com
> 604 762 4099
>
> > On Nov 23, 2017, at 3:28 PM, Steve (K1IIG) <stephen.tripp@snet.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > What I would like to see is the bottom 4 bands plus 1296 as an option
> but do not expect it to happen. Regarding the 9700 my concern is will they
> have power setting per band plus will it have a transverter I/O for adding
> the upper bands. In the mean time I will stay with my modified
> > TS-2000x plus my Anan-10.
> >
> > 73's
> > Steve
> > HF-3g +10g,
> > Beacons
> > 222.060
> > 432.320
> > 2304.320
> > FN31NL
> >
> >
> > MY first though when I saw this announced a few months ago ?
> >
> > ..if this is a SDR based direct-sampled radio, there is absolutely NO
> > reason why they could not have a software load for the US/Canada market
> > that allows the radio to operate on 222 MHZ ! Maybe they would have to
> add
> > an extra filter or something, but I doubt it would be anything major that
> > they couldn't of worked out during the initial design phase.
> >
> > -W9RM
> >
> > Keith J Morehouse
> > Managing Partner
> > Calmesa Partners G.P.
> > Olathe, CO
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 6:52 AM, Buddy Morgan via VHFcontesting <
> > vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
> >
> >> If you have not done so already, do a Google search for Icom IC 9700. -
> >> Buddy WB4OMG
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