On Jan 12, 2023, at 13:13, Andy Foad via groups.io <andyfoad@...> wrote:
?On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 10:53 AM, Demetre - M0SUY/SV1UY wrote:
IC-705
A rig that can't even stand striaght without a third party addon to make it stable.
It has a flat bottom, it "stands straight" without add-on.
A rig that has NO internal battery compartment that a user can easily use his own cells.
Not sure why stuffing a battery pack inside a radio is so important, compared to an external clip-on battery... both can be easily swapped in the field (the obvious goal of both designs), but the Yaesu design involves a frail two pin connector.
Instead he has to use a CUSTOMISED battery shell designed for an old Icom HT.
Re-using an existing battery design allows owners of current Icom HTs to use their current batteries to extend ops without buying a new battery.
On the Icom you can switch batteries without exposing the internal circuitry, I would think that preferable out in the field...
NO thanks.
At 2x the price, the Icom IC-705 is not being sold as direct competition for the FT-817/818, it was offered as an upgrade.
Aside from the ability to stack them up on your chest attached to a serious neck strap for satellite ops, I fail to see any specification/aspect of performance where the FT-817/818 'beats' the IC-705, even weight - both are about 1.1 Kg with batteries, and speaking of batteries, the FT-818 has a 1,900 mA Ni-MH battery, the IC-705 has an 1,880 mA LiON battery. As soon as you grab an external LiFePO4 battery with your FT-817/818, the benefit of the internal battery is almost eliminated...
Oh wait, the FT-818 shipped with a tri-band rubber duck antenna! I guess that makes it the superior radio?
No, they are both good radios.
Ken, N2VIP
