OK,   that sounds more like I paid for mine back when at AES.  .

At 01:32 PM 5/12/03 -0400, you wrote:
>hi,
>Assumming that the 706 will take the ut-102 i purchased one of those from
>hro for 69.95  in February.  You might be able to find it cheaper at aes or
>gigaparts.
>Roy
>KG4JBN
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 1:23 PM
>Subject: Re: Multiple accessibility questions
>
>
>I don't remember right off how much the voice chip is but most of Icom's HF
>radios still take the same one so it's still out there, I know it was
>expensive, maybe a shade over $100 but it is still available. I might be
>wrong on the price too  I haven't bought one in over a year and I really
>can't remember what I paid for mine. You won't go wrong with that radio I
>don't think,  and trust me, if you get listening on HF, you'll want to
>become part of it  lol, I know I did, a friend invited me to go with them
>to the ARRL one day, I operated HF there and then field day a couple weeks
>later and I was hooked.
>
>At 11:08 AM 5/12/03 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi John,
> >    Thanks for your message -- you're correct that I don't have HF
> >privolages at the moment, but I figure being able to listen to HF and CW
> >is the best way to get good CW practicing and see how much I wan to get
> >into HF.
> >    Do you recall how much the voice chip runs for the 706, and whether
> >they still make them or if I would have to find someone wh owanted to sel
> >one?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Ivan.