8/23/2008

Listed price for VX-8 and options

VX-8: 59,800 JPY
That would be roughly $575.00 at current exchange rates.

** Options **
GPS unit FGPS-2: 9,800 JPY
GPS unit adaptor CT-136: 4,200 JPY
Mic w/ GPS adaptor function MH-74A7A: 5,900 JPY
Bluetooth BU-1: 10,800 JPY
BH-1: 12,800 JPY
BH-2: 9,800 JPY

** For your reference **
The listed price for other YAESU HTs
VX-3: 34,800 JPY
VX-6: 47,040 JPY
VX-7: 57,540 JPY

These are listed price includes tax and not the street price.

VX-8 APRS display

From the monitored APRS stations list, you can select the station and you will find the detailed information for it.

I bring my VX-2 and TinyTrak3+ to the Ham Fair and I sent beacon.
This VX-8 monitored my beacon and it had been displayed like this.













VX-8 display details


Freq.
Display


Navigation display.
Current position of here


List of monitored APRS stations

Can you find my callsing on it?

VX-8 w/ CT-136













VX-8 w/
GPS unit, FGPS-2,
GPS unit adaptor CT-136








GPS unit, FGPS-2 w/
GPS unit adaptor CT-136










GPS unit, FGPS-2 w/
GPS unit adaptor CT-136


VX-8















VX-8














VX-8 w/
GPS unit, FGPS-2 and
external mic MH-74A7A.














GPS unit, FGPS-2 and
external mic MH-74A7A.

IC-7600

*** Prototype ***

The preliminary information.
These are not the official information but the sales rep at the ICOM booth implies.
An IC-756PRO 3 might be replaced by the IC-7600 and it might be release during this coming winter.
The list price might be the same price range of an IC-756PRO 3.
It supports an USB audio.
With an external keyboard, the IC-7600 supports a digital mode such as a RTTY and PSK31, even without a PC.
It might have the limited dual receive function for the same frequency and same mode.











































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8/17/2008

Coming soon!!

Ham Fair 2008 will be held in Tokyo on August 23rd (Saturday) and 24th (Sunday).

JS1LQI



JS1LQI & N3LQ Amateur Radio Station!