The ICOM IC-705 made its debut at the Tokyo Hamfair August 2019. This new portable (mobile?) QRP transceiver covers HF, 6 meters, 2 meters and 440 MHz. It provides up to 5 watts RF output with the supplied BL-272 battery, or up to 10 watts when operating from 12 V DC. QRPp 500 mW also supported. MicroSD port for firmware upgrade, programming, voice recording and GPS log data. All this in an amazing 7.9 x 3.1 x 3.3 inch (20x8x8.5cm) chassis that easily fits in one hand. And only 2.25 lbs. (1kg) (without battery)! The ultimate backpack, multi-mission transceiver that fits in your hand.
The ultimate backpack, multi-mission transceiver. Available 2020.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 6m 2m 70cm 10m 4m
- Frequency stability
- ?
- Tuning steps
- ?
- Memories
- 10000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Receiver
- RX-range
- 0.5-148 / 430-450 MHz
- Modulations
- AM FM N-FM W-FM CW USB LSB D-STAR RTTY
- Sensitivity
- ?
- Selectivity
- FM: ± 5 kHz
N-FM: ± 2.5 kHz - Filters
- ?
- Receiver system
- RF Direct Sampling (Down conversion sampling for >25 MHz)
- IF-frequencies
- ?
- Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- ?
Transmitter
- TX-range
- 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (also 4 m for Europe)
- Modulations
- AM FM N-FM USB LSB D-STAR RTTY
- RF-output
- 5-10 W
Connections
- Antenna
- BNC
- Impedance
- 50Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- 13.8V DC external or 7.2 V DC Li-Ion battery
- Current drain RX
- ?
- TX
- ?
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 200 × 80 × 85 mm (7.87 × 3.15 × 3.35 in)
- Weight
- 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
- Form factor
- Mobile
- Manufactured
- Between 2020 and 202x in Japan
Other features
- Usage
- Amateur / Ham radio operators
- Features + options
- 4.3" touch screen color display
Spectrum scope and waterfall
Micro SD card slot
Voice recorder
Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger) - Accessories
- Not specified
- RigReference ID
- 6433
- MPN
- ICOM-IC-000705
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
- Icom IC-705 Prerelease Flyer PDF - 2.69 MB, submitted by RigReference
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New and second-hand prices
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Based on historic price data, today's estimated value of the ICOM IC-705 in Good condition is around:
- GBP 1,052
- EUR 1,105
- USD 977
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