IC-7100

[KC9ECI]

AES wish book arrived today with a full page ad (inside back cover). No prices yet anywhere that I can find. I'm guessing that it's going to start selling about the time of Hamvention. Any guesses as to what the asking price will be?

[NQ6U]

I've been following this with interest for some time now. It's being billed as an "affordable" compact HF/VHF/UHF alternative to the IC-7000 so I'd guess somewhere just south of $1K, although not too very far south of there.

[KC9ECI]

I'm guessing just south of $2K. The 7000 lists for $1600+/- and sells in the $1200 range. This thing with it's touch screen and D-Star built in can't be less than the 7000.

[NQ6U]

I'm guessing just south of $2K. The 7000 lists for $1600+/- and sells in the $1200 range. This thing with it's touch screen and D-Star built in can't be less than the 7000.

I see your point, but touch screens are cheap and the "affordable" thing makes me think that it's going to be priced below the IC-7000, as a replacement for the venerable IC-706. As I recall, that unit sold for around $900 in it's last days.

[WØTKX]

The user interface and ergonomics look pretty great. :drool:

http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/7100/default.aspx

[KC9ECI]

Under $1000 and I'll have a hard time not buying one. The only downside for me on it is actually the touch screen. I've been using them on various machines where I've worked for the last 15 years or so and I'm just not impressed with how they look after a few years of use.

[WØTKX]

Might be good to see if would work with a screen protector sheet over it.

[KJ3N]

Under $1000 and I'll have a hard time not buying one.

Dream on. The rumor I heard was $2200.

[KC9ECI]

Dream on. The rumor I heard was $2200. That would be more like it.

[KB3LAZ]

My guess is $2049.95.

[N1LAF]

Not many would buy it at $2000.

What was the price of the '751 at its prime, and the price of the IC-7600?

My prediction, 7000 price downward, 7100 assumes the current 7000 price.

[KB3LAZ]

Not many would buy it at $2000.

What was the price of the '751 at its prime, and the price of the IC-7600?

My prediction, 7000 price downward, 7100 assumes the current 7000 price.

First, the 7100 is not a replacement for the 7000 and thus the price really has no need to be equal. Second, the price of the 7600 is $3750 which is not relevant as they fill different needs. Third, the 7100 is HF/VHF/UHF with D-star. This makes it closer related to the 9100 in portable or mobile form.

Im willing to bet that many of them will sell at between 1800-2000. Just look at the cost of the Icom D line HT and dual band Mobile rigs...Not to mention those that will buy it out of simple curiosity.

That being said, I too feel that $2000 is a bit high. $1500 sounds about right and closer to the initial cost of the 7000.

In the end, all we can do is wait and see but I have to agree with Jim on this one. $2000 give or take is the most likely.

[KC9ECI]

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/3071.html
List Price: $1999.00
Your Price: $1699.95

$600-$1000 overpriced.

[KJ3N]

$600-$1000 overpriced.

You can thank the addition of Duh-Star for that.

[WØTKX]

Maybe it will go "on sale" from Icom in a few years. I really like the design, overall.

[W2NAP]

Maybe it will go "on sale" from Icom in a few years. I really like the design, overall.

like the design? I think its ugly as fuck I do not like how the big 3 are going with the new rigs they are ugly and do not look like a damn radio.

[NQ6U]

No way I'd pay $1699 for the thing, D-Star or not, but maybe they'll drop the price on the IC-7000 now?

Nah.

[K7SGJ]

Not enough knobs for me. They could add a whole bunch of them if they got rid of some of those switches, and moved that damn display to the back.

[KB3LAZ]

No way I'd drop $1699 on the thing, D-Star or not, but maybe they'll drop the price on the IC-7000 now?

Nah.

I wouldnt either. However, look at the cost of a simple dual band D-star unit. I bet the price settles down to about 1399 at some point. Either way, I bet a lot sell.

[KG4NEL]

like the design? I think its ugly as fuck I do not like how the big 3 are going with the new rigs they are ugly and do not look like a damn radio.

The 7410/7600/9100 class of Icoms aren't bad. The new Yaesus/Kenwoods (except the TS-590, for some reason) look like someone got drunk on a Friday afternoon and found Photoshop.

The big-screen-in-the-radio thing seems to be the last vestige of fighting the integration of computers in the shack. But, at the same time I can understand the fear of putting in an IF output and suddenly the integrated panadapter (a la Elecraft, or AOR before it) becomes unneeded.

[KJ3N]

The new Yaesus/Kenwoods (except the TS-590, for some reason) look like someone got drunk on a Friday afternoon and found Photoshop.

:lol:

[W2NAP]

The 7410/7600/9100 class of Icoms aren't bad. The new Yaesus/Kenwoods (except the TS-590, for some reason) look like someone got drunk on a Friday afternoon and found Photoshop.

The big-screen-in-the-radio thing seems to be the last vestige of fighting the integration of computers in the shack. But, at the same time I can understand the fear of putting in an IF output and suddenly the integrated panadapter (a la Elecraft, or AOR before it) becomes unneeded.

thing is, if I wanted my radio to look like a PC or have some panadapter hooked to my rig I would buy one. I want my radios to look like well radios. with KNOBS! lots and lots of KNOBS!

[KG4NEL]

thing is, if I wanted my radio to look like a PC or have some panadapter hooked to my rig I would buy one. I want my radios to look like well radios. with KNOBS! lots and lots of KNOBS!

I think the K3 strikes a good balance between being a knob farm and menu control.

Another thing I wish the manufacturers would consider is that with more real estate for a heatsink, you don't have to have a fan that sounds like a RR Trent spooling up on your desk. That's a big reason why I'm not looking at a IC-7000 or Yaesu FT-857 for a new radio...I'm not very long-winded, but even I can get the 706MKIIG to get pretty loud in a QSO. You might be able to shrink front panel size with menus, but there's no faking thermodynamics.

[WØTKX]

Agreed. That's why I use the remote head on the FT-857, even when it wasn't mobile.