so it'll be a new offering from kenwood...merely attempting to keep pace 
with yaesu and Icom...
I wonder what it'll have that say the 7700 doesn't have, or the FT5000 or 
ft2000.
It better have at least a spectrum display like those ones do, or some other 
advantage that hasn't already been on the market for 5 years.
no doubt it'll have speech capability, but so do the upper end Icoms.
I guess we'll find out at or after Daton once some guys have had a chance to 
see it and spec it out.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Adams" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:54 AM
Subject: New Kenwood Transceiver FT990


> Have any of you guys heard anything about a new Kenwood transceiver FT990
> with a showing at Dayton this year?  The best I can gather it looks like
> it will be something like the 950SDX with a builtin power supply and a
> 200 watt version.    I was on 75 meters a couple of nights ago and the
> guys were talking about it and were looking at a picture on the innernet.
> There has been talk of this for years.
>
> FRED ADAMS W4HC