[VHFcontesting] Icom IC-9700 for Contesting

[Peter Laws]

On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 8:17 AM Howard Reynolds <wa3eoq at gmail.com> wrote:
> I held
> out hoping that Yaesu would bring out an updated version of the 736.  That
> radio was much more user friendly (no menu upon menu) and had the PTT
> breakout built in.  It also had 222MHz capability.  I guess that's progress.


Sure, if you bought the 220-MHz module.

Icom has finally realized that making everything an option just
complicates their physical design, increases their costs, all while
while annoying customer, so no UX-9700 (or UX of much anything else.

The 8-pin ACC1 on the IC-9700 appears to be plug compatible with the
IC-910 (which likely means the IC-9100 as well) with the addition of
RTTY keying and the radio's ability to send IF out pin 5 in place of
AF.  Looks like it will send power down the coax for rx pre-amps, too,
like its predecessors.  Of course, those are on a menu, and we
certainly can't have that - guess it's not as good as 1980s
technology.  :eyeroll:

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