@wb4sqi - DX Engineering is selling the mAT-705 for $220 and they expect it to ship mid September.
@wb4sqi - DX Engineering is selling the mAT-705 for $220 and they expect it to ship mid September.
The question is not in the lack of right-angle connector of course I am a bit scary that the angle connector can damage the board with the heavy antenna because of the angle forces momentum. So I ordered this one:Being a ham for 50 years I already had several right angle BNC connectors so was ready to go immediately.
I ordered one of those as well. It's not here yet. Tracking says it's in New Jersey.The question is not in the lack of right-angle connector of course I am a bit scary that the angle connector can damage the board with the heavy antenna because of the angle forces momentum. So I ordered this one:
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As for other stuff I mentioned, they are software issues, not hardware. And maybe it can be fixed in the next firmware. For instance, the recording quality with 8000s/r is absolutely not enough for AM stations, and I don't understand that Icom programmers were not able to find 1-2 days to add new config in settings.
Where did you order that antenna mount from?I ordered one of those as well. It's not here yet. Tracking says it's in New Jersey.
What email address for Icom did you send your concerns to? Did they reply already and simply provide a link to the PDF manual and brochure of the available features? How long ago did you send your email to them?As for other stuff I mentioned, they are software issues, not hardware. And maybe it can be fixed in the next firmware. For instance, the recording quality with 8000s/r is absolutely not enough for AM stations, and I don't understand that Icom programmers were not able to find 1-2 days to add new config in settings.
Where did you order that antenna mount from?
AM? Do a lot of QRP stations in field use AM?For instance, the recording quality with 8000s/r is absolutely not enough for AM stations...
I suspect that Icom's programmers did what they were told to do by the product planners and marketing staff....and I don't understand that Icom programmers were not able to find 1-2 days to add new config in settings.
I suspect that Icom's programmers did what they were told to do by the product planners and marketing staff.
Mine should be here Monday or Tuesday at the latest, fairly quick service for shipping from China.I found them on eBay...
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Going to pass on this radio and get the lab599. Icom could have made this a great radio but missed the boat.