Which icom are you looking at?  Cheapest icom I know of is the 718, and 
not sure if that one is still being made.  If I went with that, I'd get 
the q s y e r which I think he will build and sell to the blind for $50.
  I issed the message if you said what your budjet was.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Tue, 16 Jun 
2015, Glenn / Lenny wrote:

> Hi All,
> I am still deciding whether I want to go with a Galaxy radio that will get
> 10 meters, or if I want an iCom,
> one thing that makes me interested in the iCom is that it is about in my
> price range, and can be made accessible.  but the speech chip may kick it
> out of my price range.
> I found one site that sells the UT-102 speech chip, but it was 80 dollars,
> 90 with shipping.
> Since I am really restricted to the 10 meter band at this time, the
> possibility of accessibility is a strong draw for the iCom IC-718.
> Are there any iCom units that go from 6 to 12 meters, and at 100 watts?
> And does anyone know where to get the UT-102 speech chip for less?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Known  as: Glenn, Lenny, or N0YJV
>
>