{"id":45916,"date":"2020-10-10T18:39:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T22:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=45916"},"modified":"2020-10-10T18:39:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T22:39:01","slug":"icom-ic-705-blind-receiver-test-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/icom-ic-705-blind-receiver-test-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45919\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1-300x130.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1-1024x443.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1-768x332.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1-624x270.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Test #3: Shannon Volmet SSB<\/h1>\n<p>In this third test (<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/participate-in-our-icom-ic-705-blind-receiver-test-1\/\">click here for #1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/icom-ic-705-blind-receiver-test-2\/\">here for #2<\/a>)) we\u2019ll listen to the <strong>Icom IC-705<\/strong>, and one other comparable radio, tuned to Shannon Volmet on 8,957 kHz.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve done my best to match these radios in terms of audio and receiver settings, but it\u2019s certainly not perfect\u2013these are essentially real world,\u00a0<em>not<\/em> laboratory conditions.<\/p>\n<h1>Notes:<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Both radios are using the same antenna via my\u00a0<strong>ELAD ASA15<\/strong>\u00a0Antenna Splitter Amplifier<\/li>\n<li>Both radios are set to the same bandwidth: 2.4 kHz<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ve tried to match AGC settings on all radios<\/li>\n<li>Both radios have different audio EQ characteristics\u2013not all are fully adjustable<\/li>\n<li>Both have separate recording devices and are\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0matched perfectly in terms of audio levels. In other words, you may need to adjust your volume a bit to compare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My advice would be to focus on aspects like signal intelligibility, selectivity and signal to noise.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Please listen to each recording, then kindly answer and submit the survey below. Thank you!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1>Radio A<\/h1>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-45916-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/am-31-mb-ree-9.69-mhz-b\/SSB%20Shannon%20Volmet%20%20A.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/am-31-mb-ree-9.69-mhz-b\/SSB%20Shannon%20Volmet%20%20A.mp3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/am-31-mb-ree-9.69-mhz-b\/SSB%20Shannon%20Volmet%20%20A.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h1>Radio B<\/h1>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-45916-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/am-31-mb-ree-9.69-mhz-b\/SSB%20Shannon%20Volmet%20%20B.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/am-31-mb-ree-9.69-mhz-b\/SSB%20Shannon%20Volmet%20%20B.mp3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/am-31-mb-ree-9.69-mhz-b\/SSB%20Shannon%20Volmet%20%20B.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Survey<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfjcQLibxzAevKopxQOEKP337bGZMcQiCe2VxVyhKHWhQK-vQ\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"640\" height=\"701\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\">Loading\u2026<\/iframe><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Test #3: Shannon Volmet SSB In this third test (click here for #1 and here for #2)) we\u2019ll listen to the Icom IC-705, and one other comparable radio, tuned to Shannon Volmet on 8,957 kHz. I\u2019ve done my best to match these radios in terms of audio and receiver settings, but it\u2019s certainly not perfect\u2013these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3,43],"tags":[7978,2884,7977,8880],"class_list":["post-45916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-ic-705","tag-icom","tag-icom-ic-705","tag-icom-ic-705-blind-test"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bWA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45909,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/icom-ic-705-blind-receiver-test-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":45916,"position":0},"title":"Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #2","author":"Thomas","date":"October 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Test #2: 40 meters CW In this second test (click here for #1) we\u2019ll listen to the Icom IC-705, and one other comparable radio, tuned to a 40 meter CW station. Each recording is roughly the same length (2 minutes). I\u2019ve done my best to match these radios in terms\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Icom IC-705","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-2829-scaled-e1602354397783.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-2829-scaled-e1602354397783.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-2829-scaled-e1602354397783.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-2829-scaled-e1602354397783.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-2829-scaled-e1602354397783.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45924,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/icom-ic-705-blind-receiver-test-5-final-test\/","url_meta":{"origin":45916,"position":1},"title":"Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #5 (Final Test)","author":"Thomas","date":"October 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Test #5: Radio Exterior de Espa\u00f1a 9,690 kHz In this test (click here for #1,\u00a0here for #2, here for #3, and here for #4) we\u2019ll listen to the Icom IC-705, and one other comparable radio, tuned to Radio Exterior de Espa\u00f1a on 9,690 kHz. I picked REE, in this case,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-3.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-3.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-3.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-3.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-3.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45922,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/icom-ic-705-blind-receiver-test-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":45916,"position":2},"title":"Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #4","author":"Thomas","date":"October 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Test #4: Voice of Greece 9,420 kHz In this second test (click here for #1, here for #2, and here for #3) we\u2019ll listen to the Icom IC-705, and one other comparable radio, tuned to the Voice of Greece on 9,420 kHz. I\u2019ve done my best to match these radios\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-2.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-2.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-2.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-2.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-2.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45904,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/participate-in-our-icom-ic-705-blind-receiver-test-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":45916,"position":3},"title":"Participate in our Icom IC-705 Blind Receiver Test #1","author":"Thomas","date":"October 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been asked by a number of readers to do a blind audio\/receiver test of the new Icom IC-705 transceiver. I'm happy to say I've started the process today. Instead of publishing one long survey with multiple types of recordings (AM, SSB, CW, etc.) as I've done in the past,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IC-705-40M-SSB-scaled-e1602345676953.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IC-705-40M-SSB-scaled-e1602345676953.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IC-705-40M-SSB-scaled-e1602345676953.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IC-705-40M-SSB-scaled-e1602345676953.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IC-705-40M-SSB-scaled-e1602345676953.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45999,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/icom-ic-705-blind-audio-tests-lets-take-a-look-at-your-choices\/","url_meta":{"origin":45916,"position":4},"title":"Icom IC-705 blind audio tests: Let&#8217;s take a look at your choices!","author":"Thomas","date":"October 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Before I had even taken delivery of the new Icom IC-705 transceiver, a number of SWLing Post readers asked me to do a series of blind audio comparison tests like I've done in the past (click here for an example). 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