[Elecraft] It's no KX4 but...

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

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:
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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.
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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,
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> 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...
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