Sad part is, the guy who helped him with his questions has an un-blocked
Euro version R-5 for sale.

Dan

"Charlie Chan" wrote in message
...

"DeWayne" wrote:


You do know that the US version has part of the 800 MHz band blocked
by mistake? Unless Icom fixed the problem that is.


DeWayne,

Unfortunately, that's by design by Icom for US sales.


You misunderstood. Icom blanked out some legal 800 MHz freqs in the USA
versions.

Dan,

Sad is in the eyes of the beholder.

1. I had the scanner ordered before I became aware that Bill had a Euro
version for sale.

2. The 800 MHz blocked coverage isn't that important to me for what I
want the scanner for.

3. As a rule, I prefer to buy new.

Thanks for your opinion just the same.

Charlie Chan



Dan Conti wrote in :

Sad part is, the guy who helped him with his questions has an un-
blocked
Euro version R-5 for sale.

Dan

"Charlie Chan" wrote in message
...
Dan,

Sad is in the eyes of the beholder.

1. I had the scanner ordered before I became aware that Bill had a Euro
version for sale.

2. The 800 MHz blocked coverage isn't that important to me for what I
want the scanner for.

I think we didn't explain properly. Parts of the US 800 MHz band are
blocked, not just the cell band.

DeWayne


3. As a rule, I prefer to buy new.

Thanks for your opinion just the same.

Charlie Chan



Dan Conti wrote in :

Sad part is, the guy who helped him with his questions has an un-
blocked
Euro version R-5 for sale.

Dan