KY197, KY 97 what's the Difference?

What's the difference between the KY 197 and the current KY 97?

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

KY97A 5Watt LCD
KY197A 10Watt LED


"Roger" wrote in message
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What's the difference between the KY 197 and the current KY 97?

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

On Apr 1, 11:17 am, "karl gruber" wrote:
KY97A 5Watt LCD
KY197A 10Watt LED


I was once told that the KY97A is actually an ICOM IC-A200 that is
OEM'ed for King with a different faceplate and knobs but the exact
same innards. Is this true? Those two radios sure look a lot alike.

The KY197A is one of their "Silver Crown" series radios and supposedly
a totally different design inside.

I was once told that the KY97A is actually an ICOM IC-A200 that is
OEM'ed for King with a different faceplate and knobs but the exact
same innards. Is this true? Those two radios sure look a lot alike.


That's a fact

wrote:
KY97A 5Watt LCD
KY197A 10Watt LED

I was once told that the KY97A is actually an ICOM IC-A200 that is
OEM'ed for King with a different faceplate and knobs but the exact
same innards. Is this true? Those two radios sure look a lot alike.


Nope. The ICOM and KY97 can use the same tray and use the same 40 pin
Molex connector, but they're not the same radio. I recently bought an IC-
A200 as a replacement for a KY-97 and they're very similar, but not the same
inside.

One thing that I thought was strange is that ICOM does not advertise their
radio as a slide-in replacement for the KY-97A. They look a lot alike, but I
didn't know about the compatability until an avionics vendor mentioned it (I
was in the market for a replacement KY-97 at the time). ICOM had no
references to this compatability in any of their docs, so I emailed 'em and
their tech support emailed me back with the good news. They saved me $600
over the price of a new KY-97.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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KY97A 5Watt LCD
KY197A 10Watt LED

Will they both fit the same tray?
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Roger wrote:
KY97A 5Watt LCD
KY197A 10Watt LED

Will they both fit the same tray?
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Yes. My tray is marked both KY-97A and KY-197A.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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Roger wrote:
What's the difference between the KY 197 and the current KY 97?

100.

On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:19:17 -0400, Dave Butler wrote:

Roger wrote:
What's the difference between the KY 197 and the current KY 97?

100.

Actually it's a bit over $1000 or there abouts.
The difference between 5W and 10 Watts should be almost insignificant
(IE 3 db) in use.

Actually all I need is to fix the orange/yellow plastic window over
the display. Some where in the past (before I purchased the Deb) I'd
guess some one used the wrong stuff to try and clean the window.
Combined with age that has rendered the plastic window almost opaque.
I wonder if the stuff they use to fix scratched plastic glasses would
work on that? Trying would certainly be cheaper than purchasing
another radio or even front panel. The KY197s are going for as much
on E-bay (yellow tagged) as a new KY97.
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Roger wrote:
On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:19:17 -0400, Dave Butler wrote:

Roger wrote:
What's the difference between the KY 197 and the current KY 97?
100.

Actually it's a bit over $1000 or there abouts.
The difference between 5W and 10 Watts should be almost insignificant
(IE 3 db) in use.

Why would having twice as much power not be significant?

Matt