Mobat Announces New Ham Rig
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May 4, 2000
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Mobat to market new amateur HF DSP transceiver:
A new player is about to enter the Amateur Radio HF transceiver marketplace.
Mobat Communication, a partnership of Motorola and Bartal, will debut the MICOM H transceiver at Dayton Hamvention.
Based on a commercial-military design, the MICOM H is a computer-programmable DSP-based radio featuring 160-10-meter coverage and a general-coverage (100 kHz-30 MHz) receiver; 200 memory channels with channel scan; 125 W output; and an optional remote-control head. Operational modes are SSB and CW only (no AM or FM).
The MICOM H is built in Israel and distributed in the US by Royal Communication Inc.
It should be on the market by June. Price class is just shy of $3000.
Visit Mobat's Web site at http://www.mobat.com/.
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by N6TGK on May 4, 2000
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I would think that with a estimated price just shy of $3000 that this thing would do all modes, including AM and FM. Heck, for that price it should also cover at least 6 meters. This thing must do some magnificant things for
that price tag and only having SSB and CW.
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by KC8MZO on May 4, 2000
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No kidding. Lesee here...FT-100 or IC-706 do all this plus 6/2/70cm...but I get an extra 25W from the Mobat....
all for only twice the money! That better be some pretty fancy DSP!
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by KD5ILF on May 4, 2000
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But it has a big "M" on it! That "M" automaticly enables the price doubler function.
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by KC7YCL on February 7, 2001
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I think the main attraction to these radios (at least for me) is that they are better-engineered for reliability and are much more rugged. Try dropping an Icom IC-746 from 15 feet onto concrete and then try working some DX!
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by WA2JJH on December 4, 2003
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It does seem odd to have general coverage RX and no AM!
No 10M FM action either?
I have always liked Motorola for there mil spec construction, and in general better specs.
However, I would wait.
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by K3UOD on April 5, 2005
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As the owner of 4 HT600s and the former owner of a Syntor X9000, I appreciate Motorola quality. If I were going off to the jungle for a year or so, this is the rig I would want to take along.
I can't wait for them to hit the used market.
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by K3AN on March 17, 2006
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I imagine all they had to do was take their existing product that they sell to governments and military and tweak the embedded microprocessor code a bit to limit the transmit frequency range. I'm betting they lost a contract they had anticipated getting, and this is their way to get at least something for their unsold units.
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by WA2JJH on March 28, 2006
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Motorola does produce some fine radio's. They do come out with a dud every now and then. Three G's for a Motorola HF rig is cheap.
I have seen the real mil spec MOBATS that sell for over $30,000. One varient has a 400W output.
This might be another GP-68. A commercial UHF hand held that did not make spec. Motorola then made it keypad programmable for the HAM market. The horrible batt life killed it. I bought 4 at a closeout.
I thought a Motorola UHF H-T would be great for our club. Nobody can use them now. They are not FCC certified for commercial or Ham.
I suspect this MOBAT is the same deal. Better off buying a used TS-950SDX for far less.
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