wrote in message
ups.com...
is this the most expensive HAM radio? It seems ICOM keeps rasing the
bar and I guess hams just keep plunking down the cash. I guess lucky
for them 98 percent of ham radio operators are retired folks with
plenty of disposable income. Most of the young folks are tinkering with
Microprocessors,networking equipment and linux.


I'm still waiting to see the price on the Yaseu monster that'll be
competition for the IC-7800.

Your generalization on the age and income of ham ops is outside of reality.
Ham radio offers a unique benefit that no computer network or operating
system can give. Join a ham club and become involved. Involved in your
community and local disaster preparedness team. The most fun and
fulfillment I've ever had as a Ham is working those events. Try that with a
network gaming session.

FWIW, I am an IT professional... Been working with computers about as long
as I have with radios, 28 years.