Over 400 people attended the Icom Amateur Radio
The biggest announcement made is that the receiving section has changed from the conventional superheterodyne method to a “direct sampling method” like the IC-7300
Other features announced:
• 7-inch wide, touch screen colour liquid crystal display
• Built-in speaker, same diameter as the IC–7300.
• External digital display terminal (DVI)
• SD card slot for easy firmware updates
You can listen to the main and sub with one antenna, and you can also divide the used antenna between the main and sub. Also, “diversity reception” can be also used in which the same frequency is received by different antennas. AGC control is separately possible.
BNC connectors have been adopted on the rear RX ANT IN / OUT and transverter terminals
Please note that these are still preliminary details. This was only a working prototype so some features may change. No announcement was made about potential pricing although Icom have suggested an early summer release in Japan.
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