Icom is by no means unique to the behavior of
obsoleting previous models quickly, all of the import
manufacturers tend to do that.
Also keep in mind that the imported radios can and do
frequently get huge pricing advantages due to
Dollar/Yen ratios. The Japanese radios are once again
enjoying such a favorable exchange rate.
Duane
N9DG
--- "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer"
<geraldj@isunet.net> wrote:
> Icom has been doing that: bring out a new model with
> more features to
> kill the used market price for at least 22 years
> since they couldn't
> figure out how to fix the manufacturing problems in
> their IC-211 and so
> came out with the 251 priced at the used market
> price for the IC-211.
> That and the many HF radios that didn't have good
> receive AGC makes ICOM
> a dirty four letter word in my hamshack.
>
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
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