Oct 3, 2026, 12:56 PMWow! The Yaesu FTX-1 and the Optima dropped quite a bit in price. The FTX-1 can now be had for just under $1000 and the Optima for $1550.
Early Black Friday deal, or feeling the heat of the IC-7110 breathing down it's neck?
- Oct 3, 2026, 12:56 PM
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Patrick ON4CDJON4CDJ@mastodon.radioOct 3, 2026, 1:34 PM@kr1st Could be the latter 😉
Tony M5OTAM5OTA@mastodon.radioOct 3, 2026, 2:30 PM@kr1st still ~$2,500 here in the UK for an Optima. That includes our 20% equivalent of sales tax. But I’d be a lot more tempted at $1,500!
- Oct 3, 2026, 3:23 PM
@M5OTA Wow, that's expensive! I pay 6% sales tax so that would make the final price $1590. I saw that at Wimo it's also $2250. Yikes!
PC1IPC1I@mastodon.radioOct 4, 2026, 8:03 AM@kr1st @M5OTA It’s always way cheaper on that side of the pond.
hamshop.nl currently lists the Optima at €1,795—that works out to $2,021. You can claim a €200 cashback on that, bringing the effective price down to $1,796.
It’s just that I’m already well equipped with an FT-991A and an FTdx10, and I really couldn't get away with telling "Parliament" that I wanted to add this one to the shack. 😜
- Oct 4, 2026, 9:23 AM