Something about retiring caused an internal countdown clock to begin ticking. Bucket list items come easily into focus and a realization that after doing the same things for forty-five years now would be an excellent time for a NEW adventure…

“Thank you for your reservation on the not yet released IC-905. Once they are FCC approved and pricing is released by Icom for sale, you will be contacted to convert your reservation to an order where the difference will be due at that time”.

Even with many unanswered questions about the hardware and uncertainty about the future status of all microwave bands, I’ve always been an early adopter. This wasn’t a tough decision.