Icom: Wishing Icom would make 1200 MHz radios again

[KC3ECJ]

I wish they would make more 1200mhz radios again.

 

[bharvey2]

I wish they would make more 1200mhz radios again.

I thought I read some place that 1200mhz was popular in Japan. Maybe look at a supplier there?

 

[K2KOH]

Only one now I think is the 9700.

 

[belvdr]

I wish they would make more 1200mhz radios again.

What does the 9700 lack for you?

 

[KC3ECJ]

What does the 9700 lack for you?

Not a portable, not practical for many mobile setups.

 

[belvdr]

Not a portable, not practical for many mobile setups.

Was there ever a 1.2G mobile radio? I never got into this myself.

 

[kb5udf]

Icom ID-1 for starters.
Also, I believe the tri-band kenwood of 20 something years ago could accept a 1.2g module.

 

[belvdr]

Icom ID-1 for starters.
Also, I believe the tri-band kenwood of 20 something years ago could accept a 1.2g module.

I know the TS-2000 could have a 1.2G module. I’m not sure it was much more portable than the 9700. Both are rather large.

I forgot about the ID-1. I have never seen one of those.

 

[kb5udf]

kenwood tm-742 mobile

 

[mmckenna]

kenwood tm-742 mobile

They show up on e-bay periodically. I sold one earlier this year, and they go for a fairly high price.

They do 10 watts on 1.2GHz.

 

[AK9R]

Was there ever a 1.2G mobile radio?

Icom IC-Δ100 Tri-band mobile with 2m/70cm/23cm

https://rigpix.com/icom/icdelta100h.htm

As for Kenwood TM-x4x mobile radios, I seem to have acquired a collection. I think there's one or two 1.2 GHz band modules in the box I have stashed away.

 

[K2KOH]

I just remembered...does Alinco still make the 2m/440/1.2 portable?

 

[AK9R]

Remtronix no longer shows it on their website, so I don't think the Alinco DJ-G7 is being imported to the U.S. anymore.

 

[N4DJC]

Remtronix no longer shows it on their website, so I don't think the Alinco DJ-G7 is being imported to the U.S. anymore.

Ham Radio Outlet has them in stock, on sale $239.95

 

[ko6jw_2]

Buying radios made for Japan have some issues. Their band plans are different from ours. For 1.2GHz our band is 1.24GHz to 1.3GHz. In Japan it is 1.26GHz to 1.3GHz.

I have a friend with 1.2GHz radios. There is one private 1.2GHz repeater in our area. He received permission to use it from the owner. The problem? No one is ever on there. He monitored, he called and nothing.

 

[jwt873]

I have a friend with 1.2GHz radios. There is one private 1.2GHz repeater in our area. He received permission to use it from the owner. The problem? No one is ever on there. He monitored, he called and nothing.

We've got a D-STAR repeater on 1285.00 MHz that I can access with my 9700. Despite having a few ID-1 and IC-9700 radios floating around locally, absolutely nobody uses it. It's become my personal hot spot for linking with other reflectors.