All tests were done using a 50’ long wire antenna (house to tree) with an un-un.Ģ. For a while I also had two IC-705s in my hands, so I even got to test “replicas” with the 705 (there was no major difference but it was still fun to do).ġ. I have some notes below, which you are welcome to share with your readers if you’d like. In most cases, it holds up well against the IC-R8600, and even performs better in some cases. My overall impression is that the IC-705 is a fantastic SW receiver, as you’ve already made clear on all your posts. He just sent me the following notes:Ĭonsider this more of a qualitative comparison – just S meter readings with a few brief notes. I asked Giuseppe if he would perhaps write up a short informal report to share here on the SWLing Post. Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Fisoni, who reached out a few weeks ago noting that he was very impressed with the Icom IC-705‘s receiver performance even compared with his Icom IC-R8600 wideband receiver.
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