Plus with that screen real estate it doesn't really cut it as a portable station, unless your power source is big and bulky. But as a home/car QRP rig and maybe as an emergency 'when all else fails' type rig that can run off a car battery, it has it's selling points.
I have a list of questions that I will be covering in a follow up video. One of the questions is where will the repair/support facility be. I am told it will be in Reno Nevada. So unlike the Xiegu radios that end up going back to China, these will remain stateside.
Thank you very much for your review, I look forward to your In-depth review . I think it’s great that companies can still see a market in AR I think Purchasing a new transceiver is different for everybody we all have different requirements and ideas of what a good transceiver should be like. What I have seen and read so far I think this little transceiver will be just great for my applications I’m not worried about not having an ATU and I’m not concerned about not to not having a battery pack internally. I think back to the old days where just to have a radio with short wave was a real bonus now we expected it to have absolutely everything at a price we could never build one ourselves for. I am looking forward to receiving mine and I’m sure I will have a lot of fun and pleasure using it with a good Mag Loop out in the field down under. John VK6TY
the 705 is expected to sell for over $1000 USD. If you could share the dealer name selling these for $400. - I'd love to place an order for 2 each....
He didn't write it would be $400. He wrote "+$400" which means about $400 more. And it may be more than that. I see HRO is taking reservations with the announcement the price would be "under $1500" but they don't actually give a price.
I've run those power levels. It's a HUGE difference in practice, and I don't care (though I do know) what the math says. In practice a small difference at those levels often makes the difference between being heard or not. Once you're heard clearly then an additional small difference makes only, well, a small difference. So a numerically small difference can still be an operationally HUGE difference, if it MAKES all the difference.
Ok - admittedly I'm behind the times in that I've never used any SDR. So I take your word on that. The rest is pretty much what I'm saying. A small difference that makes THE difference is, operationally, a BIG difference.
Great for portable use, except for most portable operation you will: Need an antenna tuner. Need a special cable to connect a key/paddle. Need a special cable to connect a headset if you don't want to carry the mic./speaker unit with you. Need a special cable if you plan on using computer/sound card modes.
It's not the getting them or fabricating them, it's the rat's nest of extra cables! Doens't matter if you make them or buy them, it's still too many cables to carry around when most of them wouldn't be needed if the design were a bit different.