On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:21:36 UTC, wrote:

The Icom IC-7700 arrived last week at the main dealer/distributor in
South Africa but has been embargoed for delivery to customers by Icom
Japan. Apparently due to some fault found in initial deliveries in the
U.S.A.

I will not be buying it anymore though as their pre-arrival estimated
price of $4285 has now ballooned to US$8,000 (including 14% VAT).
That's a lot more than I am prepared to pay for that radio.

So I am looking at an Elecraft K3 or Perseus SDR instead.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
Drake SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A.
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop, PAORDT Roelof mini-whip
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

John,
I do not see your old valve Eddystone listed among your radios at the
end. Did you retire it?
Bob Grimes