The people you speak of would never trust their ships to a radio that
only cost $1800, Icom or no Icom......

The thing is marketed to small boat owners......


On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 02:19:58 GMT, Rick
wrote:

Larry W4CSC wrote:


The DSC receiver inside it uses a SEPARATE ANTENNA and has a SEPARATE
SO-239 antenna jack on the back. I guess Icom thinks I have it
installed aboard a Navy destroyer where there are lots of antennas to
connect it to.

How about it's because the radio can be used as part of a required GMDSS
installation on other than toy boats and the law requires a separate
receiver.

Icom thinks that the people installing the radio know what it is and
will install the radio in compliance with the laws regulating that
application.

Rick



Larry W4CSC

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