[FedCom] WARNING about new ICOM receivers.

[OHIOSCAN]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Van Horn, N5FPW" <n5fpw at brmemc.net>
To: <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [FedCom] WARNING about new ICOM receivers.


> Hey Fred and all,
>
> Master Fred wrote:
>> With most cell phones now being in the 1.9 gig area, should one be 
>> concerned with the 800mhz. cell phone
>>band.....C'mon, let's get real...the cell band on 800 today is a moot 
>>point..
>
> Yes, it is a moot point, but the federal law is the law. Congress is great 
> making laws but they never rescind them. ;-)  Hey, if you want to import a 
> full coverage AOR, Icom, Yupi etc, by all means go ahead. Hopefully your 
> radio won't be one of those that are occassionally seized by Customs.
>

  Good point Larry with the new narrowband I'd really like to see tighter 
filters and better selectivity.
These current crop of new scanners don't do real hot at stopping adjacent 
frequency bleedover.

Mike