The Big, Bad, Holy, Mighty Icom 706 Mk II G

[ElevenBravo]

Ill chime...

In the radio industry, they MUST change the product line to keep it stimulated for new sales, which drives the industry.

yes, the 706 family was all that, AND a bag of chips and a Coke to boot... but closed out and nothing took its place.

The fact that the 706 family has been discontinued has no bearing on it's legendary service.

There still persist plenty of service techs that can take care of a unit that lays down.

In the end, I would NOT hesitate to get a 706 if I found one for a good price.



In fact, Id love to find a TS-120 again, that was my first HF radio, and the damn thing was AWESOME!

EB

[Kesephist]

In fact, Id love to find a TS-120 again, that was my first HF radio, and the damn thing was AWESOME!

EB

Three on auction at ebay.

As of this writing (2015/09/22//09:00 PDT)... one ends in ten hours, one in 51 hours and one in 226 hours. First two are about $200 as of this writing, ~ USD$30 shipping. Third one opened about 7PM PDT @ $150, same shipping, no bids at this time.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/KENWOOD-TS-1...item1a0630bed5

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KENWOOD-TS-1...item5b19338962

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-TS-1...item3f5410898d

Hope this hooks you back up with an old and trusted friend. Come to that, since I can't seem to conclude my quest, if you are truly after this, then PM me and I might be partly able to angel the matter. This all assuming that all three of these auctions aren't completely infected by shills.