Icom: Considering buying the Icom IC905?

[G7RUX]

Hi All,

Is anyone else out there thinking of buying the Icom IC905? I know it's an expensive piece of equipment but it does provide an excellent route into microwave bands, especially 5.6 and 10 GHz.

Personally I am seriously considering it but before I do I will need to know if I can install the RF unit of a remote site with PoE power and connect it via my internal (non-itnternet) ethernet network and use the controller on my workshop bench.

Lots of different antennas are available without having to buy the Icom ones so none of that needs to be terribly expensive.

 

[tweiss3]

I already have 1.2 in the 9700. Considering how dead that is, 2300 & 5 & 10 would almost be for a specific purpose, and I know there won't be anyone around here that will get one.

I do think the 2m & 70cm inclusion is a joke, its not much more than a remote HT.

 

[palmerjrusa]

I believe Tokuzo Inoue's (the founder of Icom) company motto was/is, "innovate, and profits will follow".

So kudos to Icom for pushing radio/communications technology forward to the next level.

 

[palmerjrusa]

Oops, spoke too soon yesterday.

IC-905's are now in stock at DXEngineering (three left!)😁😎

 

[palmerjrusa]

Oops, spoke too soon yesterday.

IC-905's are now in stock at DXEngineering (three left!)😁😎

Now only two!!😁

 

[robertmac]

Way way out of my price range!!!

 

[G7RUX]

Way way out of my price range!!!

Indeed, it is quite an expensive beastie.

 

[devicelab]

HAM clubs will likely get one... (the rich ones!)

 

[palmerjrusa]

IC-905s seem to be moving off the shelves.

I've seen it go into stock, out of stock, then back in stock at Gigaparts and DXEngineering.

Yet to see it in stock at any of the HRO outlets, presumably they are still fulfilling backorders.

 

[bearcatrp]

Now only two!!😁

You bought one?

 

[palmerjrusa]

You bought one?

Hanging off for now to wait and see what the reviews/reports are like.

The SHF part of the spectrum is completely unchartered territory for me.

 

[palmerjrusa]

Hanging off for now to wait and see what the reviews/reports are like.

The SHF part of the spectrum is completely unchartered territory for me.

You bought one?

Waiting to see what the TH-D75 is gonna be like...😁