{"id":52762,"date":"2022-05-18T07:05:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=52762"},"modified":"2022-05-18T07:05:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:05:36","slug":"how-giuseppe-protects-his-icom-ic-705-during-travels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/how-giuseppe-protects-his-icom-ic-705-during-travels\/","title":{"rendered":"How Giuseppe protects his Icom IC-705 during travels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IC-705-dsplay-angle-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49210\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IC-705-dsplay-angle-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"809\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IC-705-dsplay-angle-1.jpeg 809w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IC-705-dsplay-angle-1-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IC-705-dsplay-angle-1-768x437.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IC-705-dsplay-angle-1-624x355.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to\u00a0<em>SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0contributor,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/giuseppe-morle-iz0gzw\/\">Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 (IZ0GZW)<\/a>, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Dear Thomas and Friends,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 (IZ0GZW) here from Formia, central Italy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This my latest video is about everything I have done to protect and transport my Icom IC-705.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I bought an aluminum case, light and very resistant with everything one needs inside to be able to use the IC-705.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>2 power banks, one of which is solar-charged to be able to recharge the battery while in operation<\/li>\n<li>2 wire antennas: a dipole type with BNC \/ banana socket with 10 meters of cable per arm and a 20 meter row, monopole, to be used in reception as you saw during the <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/giuseppes-ponza-island-dxpedition-with-the-icom-ic-705\/\">DXpedition to the Island of Ponza<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I also bought the Mydel protective &#8220;cage&#8221; with antenna attachment on the front and PVC protection of the display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Given the high cost of this little jewel, it is advisable to take all precautions for its safety during transport and use.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fniVlR0RmtY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fniVlR0RmtY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I hope I made you happy &#8230;<br \/>\nThank you all,<br \/>\n73. Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 iz0gzw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is great, Giuseppe! Like you, I&#8217;ve taken <a href=\"https:\/\/qrper.com\/2021\/05\/the-icom-ic-705-is-getting-a-rugged-weatherproof-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extra measures<\/a> to protect my Icom IC-705 as well. Your kit looks comprehensive&#8211;I love the fact that pretty much everything you need is inside.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you again. We always enjoy your posts from beautiful Italy. Ciao!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 (IZ0GZW), who writes: Dear Thomas and Friends, Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 (IZ0GZW) here from Formia, central Italy. This my latest video is about everything I have done to protect and transport my Icom IC-705. I bought an aluminum case, light and very resistant with everything one needs inside to be able to [&hellip;]<\/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":[8752,545,3,43],"tags":[5791,7978,7977],"class_list":["post-52762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-field-radio","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-giuseppe-morle-iz0gzw","tag-ic-705","tag-icom-ic-705"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dJ0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52646,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/the-icom-ic-705-giuseppes-pairs-his-new-radio-with-his-homebrew-crossloop-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":52762,"position":0},"title":"The Icom IC-705: Giuseppe&#8217;s pairs his new radio with his homebrew crossloop antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"May 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 (IZ0GZW), who shares the following: Dear Thomas, I wanted to share my new purchase with all SWLing Post friends: the Icom IC-705. It is truly a great portable QRP transceiver and a great receiver for broadcast listening. In this video, shot on my balcony\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":52709,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/giuseppes-ponza-island-dxpedition-with-the-icom-ic-705\/","url_meta":{"origin":52762,"position":1},"title":"Giuseppe&#8217;s Ponza Island DXpedition with the Icom IC-705","author":"Thomas","date":"May 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 (IZ0GZW), who shares the following guest post: Report from Ponza Island: May 6-9, 2022 by Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 (IZ0GZW) Ciao Thomas and Friends at the SWLing Post! This is the summary of 3 days of testing of my Icom IC-705 just purchased and immediately\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DX&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DX","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/dx\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ponza-Italy-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ponza-Italy-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ponza-Italy-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ponza-Italy-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ponza-Italy-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54069,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/giuseppe-demonstrates-his-homemade-minimal-long-distance-dipole\/","url_meta":{"origin":52762,"position":2},"title":"Giuseppe Demonstrates his homemade &#8220;Minimal Long-Distance Dipole&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"September 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 (IZ0GZW), who shares the following: Dear Thomas and Friends of the SWLing Post, I'm Giuseppe Morl\u00e8 from Formia, central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea. This time I want to show you 2 QRP connections made with minimal antenna over long distance and very few\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Giuseppe-1-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Giuseppe-1-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Giuseppe-1-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Giuseppe-1-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Giuseppe-1-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48514,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/giuseppe-compares-the-icom-ic-r8600-with-the-ic-705\/","url_meta":{"origin":52762,"position":3},"title":"Giuseppe compares the Icom IC-R8600 with the IC-705","author":"Thomas","date":"April 11, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Fisoni, who reached out a few weeks ago noting that he was very impressed with the Icom IC-705's receiver performance even compared with his Icom IC-R8600 wideband receiver. I asked Giuseppe if he would perhaps write up a short informal report to share\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_8789-e1618138632832.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_8789-e1618138632832.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_8789-e1618138632832.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_8789-e1618138632832.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_8789-e1618138632832.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44406,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/new-icom-ic-705-videos-and-few-answers-to-your-questions\/","url_meta":{"origin":52762,"position":4},"title":"New Icom IC-705 videos and few answers to your questions","author":"Thomas","date":"July 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been getting a number of inquiries from readers lately about the new, yet-to-be-released, Icom IC-705 QRP portable transceiver. 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