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From: ora@mun02.DEC (Ora Jaervinen, CSC Munich)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: More HF radio questions
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Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 04:09:18 EST
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Some time ago I posted a question to get some help in choosing an HF rig.
I received quite a lot of negative feedback about Icom product quality
(but very little on performance!). Of course, if the rig spends half of its 
life in repair shop, super performance won't make you happy...

Nevertheless, I have one more question on the Icom IC-735: it is supposed to
have a 1200 Bd serial port. The brochure doesn't tell what you can do with it;
one would assume that you can at least control the frequency, maybe some
other operating parameters via it.

I then asked the local Icom dealer, and he didn't know. Then I asked Icom
European HQ, and the didn't know either. WHO KNOWS????? Are there any IC-735
owners here? Have you ever really used the serial port? Can anyone call Icom
America to find out?

Having received so much negative feedback on Icom, I started reconsidering
a Yaesu FT-757GX. Any comments on its performance?