I will stand on a soapbox and say it now, Wayne, Eric and the rest of the crew have been very very quiet. That should make you think........
Paul KB9AVO On Mon, Sep 2, 2019, 11:51 AM Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcg...@blomand.net> wrote: > Announced at Tokyo Ham Fair.... > > > https://qrpblog.com/2019/08/icom-ic-705-hf-vhf-uhf-portable-transceiver-announced/ > > And several other places if you google it. > Will compete with the KX2/KX3.... > 30kHz to 144MHz + 70cm band > 10w on 13.8v, 5w on internal battery > nice panadapter/sweep that they use in 7300, touch screen > tad bit bigger than a kx3. > includes bluetooth, wireless LAN, etc. > Two interesting quotes: > ------------------------------ > The system architecture is direct-sampling SDR below 25MHz and > down-conversion IF sampling for frequencies of 25MHz and above. This is > obviously the biggest differentiator in this class, while competitors > such as Elecraft KX3 & KX2 / Xiegu X5105 / Yaesu FT-817 & FT-818 use > older inferior technology. As learned from the Icom IC-7300 a few years > back, the mix of performance, features and affordability brought by > direct-sampling SDR is a sure bet. > ------------------------------ > > The Icom IC-705 is expected to be available around March 2020. No word > yet on price, but the sub-US$1000 mark shouldn’t be too hard to hit. > > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > On 9/2/2019 10:43 AM, Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS wrote: > > Hi, > > > > it looks like they’re going after the KX3... > > If it will be as bad as 7300 then we can stay calm and keep our KX3 in > > peace. hi > > It is too big for backpacking btw... > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > 73 - Petr, OK1RP > > "Apple & Elecraft freak" > > B:http://ok1rp.blogspot.com > > MeWe: https://bit.ly/2HGPoDx > > MeWe: https://bit.ly/2FmwvDt > > -- > > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to rmcg...@blomand.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to pvandyke1...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
