{"id":45664,"date":"2020-09-30T09:43:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T13:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=45664"},"modified":"2020-09-30T10:01:09","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T14:01:09","slug":"the-icom-ic-705-has-landed-at-swling-post-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/the-icom-ic-705-has-landed-at-swling-post-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"The Icom IC-705 has landed at SWLing Post HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday, I received my new Icom IC-705<\/strong> QRP transceiver (along with two FT-60R HTs<\/a>) from Universal Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I got home pretty late yesterday afternoon so haven’t had a lot of time to put the IC-705 on the air.<\/p>\n

I did tune to the Voice of Greece and REE last night and, must say, was pretty impressed with AM mode.<\/p>\n

This morning, I also worked two CW stations and one in SSB on the 40 meter band from my home.<\/p>\n

Very early days, but I get the impression the IC-705 receiver is top shelf. At least, I like what I’m hearing.<\/p>\n

So far, the only negative I’ve mentally noted is the difficulty in propping up this radio for use on a desk. It’s a little awkward. No doubt, a number of 3rd party solutions will soon emerge. I’m personally hoping someone will design a 3D printed stand\/cradle.<\/p>\n

Indeed, a 3D-printed front panel cover would also be nice because I do worry about the touch screen display being damaged in my backpack. Being a bit of a picky backpack geek, I did not opt for the custom Icom LC-192<\/strong> backpack (completely subjective: just not my style and not waterproof). The IC-705 can be secured in the LC-192 so that the front panel is well-protected.<\/p>\n

The IC-705 backlit display is very easy on the eyes–I hope it’s as easy to read in sunlight outdoors. We’ll soon find out because I’m certainly taking it to the field!<\/p>\n

IC-705 Unboxing Photos<\/h1>\n

By request, here are some “unboxing” photos (click to enlarge):<\/p>\n

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Follow the tag IC-705<\/a> for more updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thank you!<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Please consider supporting us via\u00a0Patreon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0Coffee<\/span>\u00a0Fund<\/span><\/a>! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yesterday, I received my new Icom IC-705 QRP transceiver (along with two FT-60R HTs) from Universal Radio. I got home pretty late yesterday afternoon so haven’t had a lot of time to put the IC-705 on the air. 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