Icom IC-705 Update, antennas & portable power

I knew of that company, but not at all of just how far they had come since their first products. That's on my 'to buy' list as soon as we get this darned virus out of the way.

Thanks for the heads up!

J.

 

Is it the KX3 killer? No onboard tuner that I'm aware of, but the touch screen is a huge +.

de W6BFK

 

Your mistake, but not my mistake.

 

Might be a very long wait.

 

Where did you get a price? To the best of my knowledge, the price has not been announced yet.

 

China? Innovate?

The only innovation to come out of China is bat soup and they probably copied the recipe from Julia Child.

 

Never I hope. I no longer have a Kenwood transceiver but my past experience with Kenwood was a good one. Competition is good for the market place. I hope Kenwood never goes under.

The problem I have with China is that they love to copy someone else's technology, make an inferior product, and rebrand it under some unpronounceable name.

If they did their own research and development, other than coronavirus, they would gain some respect in the marketplace.

If you want to have some fun (tongue in cheek) try buying 100 Chinese semiconductors and see if you can find one in the lot that works according to spec. If, that is you can fine one that even works.

 

It's always best to at least wait for a few firmware updates. Nowadays, you don't even know if there will be display problems either.

The first out the gate usually have problems of some sort.

 

Let's not be too racist - how about the Chinese inventions of gunpowder, printing, and the compass?

Mike
AF7ON

 

Settle down, Beavis. K4AGO said nothing racist.

 

I'm just the opposite. I like the challenge and think of it as a waste of time to not have the rig when I want it.

Firmware updates fix issues typically minor in nature, rarely add functionality. Definitely won't change the size, weight, or good fit in my camper.

Potential for a hardware issue is so very small. Icom will make it right if it's necessary. The Icom repair center is just a few blocks from my QTH, so I really don't worry about Icom products.

 

Why do you have to say things like this? What has Julia Child got to do with it? You need to open up that narrow mind of yours, this is a thread about a Ham radio that has not been released yet, I am guessing you are not a scientist! rocket or otherwise!

 

Yes he did BH!

 

BH?

 

"That sounds racist." Translation: "I don't agree, can't defend my point and must demonize my opponent to win.