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Transceivers
Updated: 08/02/2026
Icom IC-705
Confidence score: 79%
Estimated value
1326€
Theoretical estimate
1127€
Minimum
1524€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF/VHF/UHF transceiver
- Frequency range
- TX: 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm RX: 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 1 / 10 / 100 / 500 Hz 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 KHz
- Frequency stability
- ±0.5 ppm @ -10° to +60°C (14° to 140°F)
- Mode
- TX: AM / FM / SSB / CW / RTTY / DV (D-Star) RX: AM / FM / WFM / SSB / CW / RTTY / DV (D-Star)
- Channels / memory management
- 500 regular 25 scan edge pairs 4 call Non-volatile EEPROM storage
- Repeater shift / offset
- ±?
- Power supply
- 7.4 VDC (BP-272 or BP-307 Li-Ion battery) or 13.8 VDC ±15% external (
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 400-700 mA @ 7.4 VDC RX: 260-320 mA @ 13.8 VDC TX: Max 2.5 A @ 7.4 VDC TX: Max 3 A @ 13.8 VDC
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / BNC
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 200*84*82 mm (7.9*3.3*3.2")
- Weight
- 1.1 Kg (2.4 lb), with BP-272
- Other features
- 4.3" touch screen color display. Spectrum scope and waterfall. Micro SD card slot. Voice recorder. Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger). Picture mode.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Below 25 MHz: RF direct sampling Above 25 MHz: Down conversion IF sampling IF: 38.85 MHz ±500 KHz
- Sensitivity (Preamp on)
- AM (10 dB S/N) 0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV 50-54 MHz: 1 uV 2 m/70 cm: 1 uV FM (12 dB SINAD) 28-30 MHz: 0.5 uV 50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV 2 m/70 cm: 0.18 uV SSB/CW (10 dB S/N) 1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 uV 50-54 MHz: 0.15 uV 2 m/70 cm: 0.11 uV DV/D-STAR (1% BER) 28-30 MHz: 1 uV 50-54 MHz: 0.63 uV 2 m/70 cm: 0.35 uV
- Selectivity (with filterset to SHARP)
- AM (BW: 6 KHz) 6 KHz (-6 dB) 10 KHz (-40 dB) FM (BW: 15 KHz) 12 KHz (-6 dB) 20 KHz (-40 dB) SSB (BW: 2.4 KHz) 2.4 KHz (-6 dB) 3.4 KHz (-40 dB) CW (BW: 500 Hz) 500 Hz (-6 dB) 700 Hz (-40 dB) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) 500 Hz (-6 dB) 800 Hz (-40 dB) DV/D-STAR (12.5 KHz spacing) -50 dB
- Image rejection
- HF/6 m: 70 dB 2 m/70 cm: 54 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 530 mW at 10% distortion / 12 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm, 3-conductor
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- RF output power
- Up to 5 W with BP-272 or BP-307 battery pack Up to 10 W @ 13.8 VDC external power
- Modulation system
- AM: Digital low power FM: Digital phase SSB: Digital PSN DV: GMSK digital phase
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- FM: ±5 KHz NFM: ±2.5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- HF: Better than -50 dB VHF/UHF: Better than -60 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- ? ohm / 4-conductor (2.5 mm)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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