Hit_Factor
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I agree. The touch screens on the two Yaesu HTs are nothing to write home about.
Icom: New D-STAR handheld: Icom ID-52A/E
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K9DWB
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I have gotten in the mail a catalog from HRO with the ID-52A on page 11.
Image of what I'm seeing. No price in the catalog however. HRO website still showing reserve price of $35.
Image of what I'm seeing. No price in the catalog however. HRO website still showing reserve price of $35.
K9DWB
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FWIW HRO calls this catalog the Fall/Winter 2020 edition.
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DX Engineering says an "Estimated Ship Date" of 11/23. Really?
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K9DWB
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DXEngineering does say 11/23 is estimated, and it doesn't say year. Either way I'm skeptical the ID-52 is out in 2 days. 
Hit_Factor
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Thats a 35 dollar reservation.DX Engineering says an "Estimated Ship Date" of 11/23. Really?
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bill4long
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Plus the codec used in DStar (AMBE1
) is just not as a good as the AMBE2 used in everything else. DMR is on fire.
Hit_Factor
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I read yesterday, that the ID-52 is going to be delayed due to difficulties in procurement of parts.
It was a site in Japan, and it didn't give any dates or time frame. The post was about 5 days ago.
The IC-705 release moved about 5 months for the same reason. If this pattern repeats, then it could be released in time for Hamvention 2021.
It was a site in Japan, and it didn't give any dates or time frame. The post was about 5 days ago.
The IC-705 release moved about 5 months for the same reason. If this pattern repeats, then it could be released in time for Hamvention 2021.
This may have had something to do with it. I know my company has devices manufactured in Korea and it has caused problems for us as our design uses TCXO from this company.
Asahi Kasei Microsystem (AKM) Factory Fire · EMSNow
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Hit_Factor
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My guess is Google Maps and Message have replaced the functionality completely in everyone's cell phone. As our hobby struggles to be relevant, towing along antiquated technology isn't real appealing. I would be willing to bet Icom's marketing dept has studied APRS use and decided they don't need it.
I know some hams still have fun with it, like CW, but I think it loses more operators than it attracts.
APRS favors the station with the best signal, and the best signal will rarely come from an HT.
APRS.FI shows you used APRS once in this past year. Nothing else for 3 years. The icon indicates you were using your cellphone for APRS. Did I read that data correctly?
Hit_Factor
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I'm not saying the AKM factory fire didn't happen and I'm not saying that Icom didn't issue an apology about for the ID-52 production delay. OTOH, I can't find this allegedly official notice on the Icom America or Icom Japan websites.
Hit_Factor
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Neither could I, but I didn't spend much time hunting it down.
devicelab
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You didn't look hard enough...
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Apparently not.
I was on icomjapan.com which does not show that notice: News Release | Icom Inc.
You found it on icom.co.jp which does show it: ニュースリリース | アイコム株式会社
I was on icomjapan.com which does not show that notice: News Release | Icom Inc.
You found it on icom.co.jp which does show it: ニュースリリース | アイコム株式会社
Hit_Factor
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If only I could read Japanese, it was there the whole time.
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