Just got back from Dayton and wow, some interesting developments this year. Icom was teasing their 60th anniversary radio with circuit boards on display - looks like it'll be an HF rig with dual receivers, possibly an SDR replacement for the IC-7851. FlexRadio showed off their new 8000 series that will eventually replace the 6000 series.

The ComJot CJ-1 caught my attention - looks like a thick smartphone with VHF/UHF capability, can do DMR T1/T2, and the phone can actually interface with the radio for APRS. Interesting concept if they can deliver.

Not much new from the big three otherwise. Kenwood reps mentioned a tri-band mobile is coming, but no timeline given.

That Icom teaser has me really curious. I've been running an IC-7300 for years and love it, but dual receivers in an SDR package sounds fantastic. Hope they announce more details at Friedrichshafen.

The ComJot device sounds promising but I'm skeptical after what happened with RFinder. Heard Bob cancelled Dayton last minute due to refund issues. Hope this new company has better backing and software development.

For emergency communications, that integrated phone/radio concept could be game-changing if done right. Being able to do APRS messaging and voice on the same device would simplify our go-kits significantly.