tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post8648212562165662352..comments2024-03-27T18:30:37.287-05:00Comments on AE5X: ICOM releases "705 Companion!"John AE5Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-28260238045655746472023-09-04T21:30:45.541-05:002023-09-04T21:30:45.541-05:00I hate April Fools Day! I need a Companion badly...I hate April Fools Day! I need a Companion badly!Sam Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-47927003540328989202023-08-30T17:26:11.541-05:002023-08-30T17:26:11.541-05:00Late to the party -- had me until the Botany butto...Late to the party -- had me until the Botany button. LOLChaz Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-49376169508721586272022-04-04T18:03:24.378-05:002022-04-04T18:03:24.378-05:00You'll have serial number 0002!
73,
JohnYou'll have serial number 0002!<br /><br />73,<br />JohnJohn AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-25093635583708157342022-04-04T17:24:59.441-05:002022-04-04T17:24:59.441-05:00"the balun can be soft-key selected to have e..."the balun can be soft-key selected to have either a 1:1 or a 1:4 ratio."<br /><br />SOLD!!!!<br /><br />:) Well done, OM!<br />ThomasThomas Witherspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569671939920232000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-13990768142271268522022-04-02T17:33:41.608-05:002022-04-02T17:33:41.608-05:00Very good, Franki - and interesting. We watch quit...Very good, Franki - and interesting. We watch quite a bit of foreign (to us) TV shows, always in the native language with English subtitles so I know what you mean about the inadvertent but beneficial learning that takes place. My most recent exposure to Flemish was on the Netflix series Undercover:<br />https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7263154/?ref_=adv_li_tt<br /><br />I can easily make my wife John AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-68907610223182448032022-04-02T09:07:44.134-05:002022-04-02T09:07:44.134-05:00Thanks for your kind words John. Once every while ...Thanks for your kind words John. Once every while this comes up…<br /><br />My mother tongue is Dutch. My official second language is French which I understand for 99% when spoken to me (correctly) or when written. My talking skills took a hit because I rarely get to speak it anymore. But I can fluently converse and don’t hold back.<br /><br />I live on the stupid because political and totally ON5ZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667314542700530483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-7912403373551282022022-04-02T07:31:38.261-05:002022-04-02T07:31:38.261-05:00GM Franki,
The first reveal should have been the ...GM Franki,<br /><br />The first reveal should have been the first sentence - me? a beta-tester for Icom? In my dreams...I can barely spell the brand!<br /><br />And now for a completely different topic, a question I wonder about every time I read one of your postings/comments online: How do you have such a complete fluency in English when your first language is probably Dutch/Flemish and/or John AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-14895614854807256582022-04-02T06:32:59.662-05:002022-04-02T06:32:59.662-05:00Woah John, fair and square: you had me. All the wa...Woah John, fair and square: you had me. All the way dude! For the full ten minutes.<br /><br />I was reading this Friday morning at work before the bell rang. No comments posted so far. Initial reaction after the first paragraph: AE5X one of the beta testers for ICOM? Why him? Strange. As I see it, his profile does not fit the ICOM preferred tester’s. But you never know. Mind you John, this is byON5ZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667314542700530483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-37360546415258786412022-04-01T16:21:44.117-05:002022-04-01T16:21:44.117-05:00Thank you, Steve - I've had a lot of enjoyment...Thank you, Steve - I've had a lot of enjoyment with Photoshop over the years (all in fun, always harmless). Now, if only Icom would actually produce a Companion with at least a few of these "features"...<br /><br />73,<br />JohnJohn AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-69879534881199878862022-04-01T15:26:19.374-05:002022-04-01T15:26:19.374-05:00John,
Your Photoshop skills are to be applauded. ...John,<br /><br />Your Photoshop skills are to be applauded. Never thought I'd see a Deep Fake associated with a rig or even a power amplifier, but someone has to be the first. Very well done.<br />Steve KB3SII Steve Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286830078028283225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-24128502342113291722022-04-01T08:56:29.996-05:002022-04-01T08:56:29.996-05:00Thank you, George. I think we are neighbors now th...Thank you, George. I think we are neighbors now that I've moved.<br /><br />73,<br />John AE5X/4John AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-88140922805319391272022-04-01T08:55:12.970-05:002022-04-01T08:55:12.970-05:00What do you mean, Mike? This is all true and valid...What do you mean, Mike? This is all true and valid info (for today!).<br /><br />73,<br />JohnJohn AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-37980407860854988362022-04-01T08:53:49.905-05:002022-04-01T08:53:49.905-05:00Hello Bas, I think there are even bigger plans for...Hello Bas, I think there are even bigger plans for the IC-7300 - the IC-7301 is currently being tested here and I am very impressed. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until 2023 for the details as I am not allowed to discuss the new rig at this time.<br /><br />73,<br />JohnJohn AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-85097135659356335402022-04-01T07:06:43.232-05:002022-04-01T07:06:43.232-05:00Well done John!
73,
George
K2WOWell done John!<br /><br />73,<br /><br />George <br />K2WOK2WOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942800386743616683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-47706865631571573532022-04-01T06:50:31.269-05:002022-04-01T06:50:31.269-05:00Well John you had me for most of the post but when...Well John you had me for most of the post but when I started to read about the auto sending and logging of your call for POTA or DX-pile up I thought wait a minute....I will say for most of the post I was sucked in. <br />Happy April 1, <br />73, <br />Mike <br />VE9KK VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-20512270076874143082022-04-01T01:22:03.824-05:002022-04-01T01:22:03.824-05:00Oh wow John, I really like those incredible miscel...Oh wow John, I really like those incredible miscellaneous buttons. Will there be a companion for the IC-7300 as well? I guess it will be released next year at the first of April ;-). 73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.com