Held at Montgomery County Community College 7-9pm in College Hall
Icom America President Hiro Nakaoka, Nick Pennance, N1CKP (Icom America Vice President) and Naomichi Sawada, NC5W (Icom Senior Engineer) were all present for the entire event.
After the Pledge to Allegiance there were brief reports from committees
A stem-to-stern presentation of the ICOM 7300 features ..given by Will Jourdain AA4WJ (ICOM's "Amateur" Professional Sales Representative.)
A spirited and at times, passionate discussion ensued with regard to DStar vs Fusion repeater networks.
Also discussed was the cost for the new HAM to get into DStar as prohibitive. (I got my tech license just over 2 years ago, has anyone looked at the cost of a 10 meter rig lately? )
One participant asked, what about the young HAM that perhaps has a family and has to run all radio purchases past his wife? (OK so I'm 58, and I do have two boys 10 & 11 years old, but ouch...that last part sounded very familiar! )
@IcomAmericaInc Your Mt. Holly team is facing a tough crowd at the PDRA presentation but giving great answers... (hey ICOM check your Twitter account, I'm workin' it here..)
New HAMs and cost of equipment are recurring themes here this evening. (This is why I love when the newest, latest model of any radio I want is released ... it means there will be an influx of older models available on eBay).
At 8:40 the raffle was under way! (And I missed winning a new ICOM radio by two numbers, won by the guy standing right behind me in line when I bought my tickets.... so close)
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