Hit_Factor
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I'm going to sell mine, once I find some time to put a listing together. I rarely use it.
R30 IC-R30 discontinued in October?
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palmerjrusa
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None of the major amateur radio outlets list the IC-R30 in stock.
American Communications Systems appear to have them in stock though:
Thinking about buying a second IC-R30 here before new units disappear from the marketplace completely.
American Communications Systems appear to have them in stock though:
Thinking about buying a second IC-R30 here before new units disappear from the marketplace completely.
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bearcatrp
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Wait until all the stores are out. You be able to get all your money back then. I only use mine when I go out of town and camping.
Ray said they had another 100 coming in next month. So, I’d take that to mean the various dealers.
palmerjrusa
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I talked to someone from HRO, they are expecting another batch of IC-R30s.
Likely going to purchase another one before new units disappear from the marketplace.
ZiggyMacD02
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A few IC-R30 20 units showing at
Amateur Radios | Icom IC-R30 Dual Band and Dual Recording Receiver - GPSCentral.ca.
Ordered mine from there, a great experience overall.
Amateur Radios | Icom IC-R30 Dual Band and Dual Recording Receiver - GPSCentral.ca.
Ordered mine from there, a great experience overall.
Air490
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Which live stream was this one? I haven't been able to find any reference to the R30 in any of his live streams
May have been on Ham Radio Crash Course's channel a few days ago:
Or, it may have been on DX Engineering's channel a few weeks ago:
From Ham Radio Crash Course live stream: Icom ID-52A First Look With Ray Novak. It was a question asked online during the live stream, but appears to have been edited out now.
Air490
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OK. I watched both those videos but didn't hear any reference to the R30.
palmerjrusa
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I think Icom has officially discontinued the IC-R30, it's no longer even listed at GigaParts or DXEngineering.
I recall the reason given being unavailability of certain parts.
Who knows though, think I can recall Icom announcing years back their IC-R75 was going to be discontinued, only for it to be given a reprieve and undiscontinued, perhaps due to popular demand.
In any case, if you want a brand new IC-R30, I'd grab one soon before they're gone.
I've a feeling it's going to be a sellers' market for used IC-R30s in good condition.
I recall the reason given being unavailability of certain parts.
Who knows though, think I can recall Icom announcing years back their IC-R75 was going to be discontinued, only for it to be given a reprieve and undiscontinued, perhaps due to popular demand.
In any case, if you want a brand new IC-R30, I'd grab one soon before they're gone.
I've a feeling it's going to be a sellers' market for used IC-R30s in good condition.
ZiggyMacD02
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Reference to IC-R30 in first Video @ 44:00 minutes.
Air490
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Thanks. I just went back and watched it again (and paid closer attention) and found the reference.
Thanks, I missed it the second time I watched but knew it was there during the actual live stream.
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