Hello fellow listers,
I've been building up the N6MSA radio fund for some time and trying to
decide what radio to buy. I had decided that the Icom IC-703 Plus
sounded like the radio for me until last week the thread about the radio
being discuntinued started. I called AES in Orlando Florida and asked
one of the employees what he knew about this. He said that he didn't
know and his manager also said he didn't know. They referred me to a
contact at Icom America and below is the answer I got directly from
Icom.

73

Ron Miller

N6MSA


-----Original Message-----
From: "Ray Novak" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 1/10/05 6:39:35 PM
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: IC-703 Plus Discontinued?

Ron,

While the IC-703 has been discontinued, that is not the case with the
IC-703PLUS.



Ray Novak, N9JA
Division Manager - Amateur Products
ICOM America, Inc.
2380 116th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Tel: 425-454-8155
Email:[log in to unmask]



-----Original Message-----
From: Ron <[log in to unmask]>
To: Ron Rateno <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Mon Jan 10 15:36:24 2005
Subject: IC-703 Plus Discontinued?

  Dear sir,
I have been shopping for a flexible, frequency agile qrp radio that is
accessible to a user who is totally blind for quite sometime and have
recently decided to purchase the IC-703 Plus. With the  addition of the
accessory speech synthesizer and the QSY'r keypad (made by a third
party), I felt the IC-703 would lend itself well both to my base and
protable operation needs.

However, I have heard only within the last week that the Ic-703 Plus has
been discontinued. Before I make this purchase, I would like to know if
this is true. I understand the constraints you may be under with regard
to discussing the timeline of this product, however, the information
would be very much appreciated. If Icom has decided to discontinue this
radio, is another qrp radio going to be released? If so, I am interested
in its specifications, etc.

Thank you for your kind attention

I am respectfully yours

Ron Miller
N6MSA