{"id":47466,"date":"2021-01-24T10:38:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T14:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=47466"},"modified":"2021-01-24T10:38:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T14:38:39","slug":"icom-ic-705-firmware-version-1-20-programming-software-and-a-new-3rd-party-remote-app-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/icom-ic-705-firmware-version-1-20-programming-software-and-a-new-3rd-party-remote-app-for-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Icom IC-705 firmware v1.20, programming software v1.10, and a new 3rd party remote app for Android"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Markku Koskinen, who notes the following new and updated programs for the Icom IC-705 general coverage transceiver:<\/p>\n

First, Icom has published firmware version 1.20<\/strong><\/a> which includes a number of new features. We’ll post the full announcement below. Click here to view the release notes and download<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Secondly, Icom has published a new version (1.10) of their IC-705 programming software<\/strong>. The new release also includes a number of additions. Click here to view the release notes and download<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally, Markku notes that there is now an IC-705 Remote<\/strong> application on the Google Play app store.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The app appears to control basic functionality like tuning, band, mode, filter, and CI-V address switching.\u00a0 The app is free<\/a> and should work on most Android devices.<\/p>\n

Thanks for the tips, Markku!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Markku Koskinen, who notes the following new and updated programs for the Icom IC-705 general coverage transceiver: First, Icom has published firmware version 1.20 which includes a number of new features. We’ll post the full announcement below. Click here to view the release notes and download. Secondly, Icom has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[2509,545,836,3,43],"tags":[4102,7978,9099,2884,7977,8941,1303],"class_list":["post-47466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apps","category-ham-radio","category-new-products","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-ham-radio","tag-ic-705","tag-ic-705-remote-app","tag-icom","tag-icom-ic-705","tag-markku-koskinen","tag-qrp"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-clA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54400,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/new-icom-ic-705-firmware-update-version-1-30\/","url_meta":{"origin":47466,"position":0},"title":"New Icom IC-705 Firmware Update (version 1.30)","author":"Thomas","date":"October 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Uli Zehndbauer, who notes that Icom has released a new firmware update for the IC-705. 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