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FIX The Icom IC-705 With This SIMPLE Upgrade!
FIX The Icom IC-705 With This SIMPLE Upgrade!
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“Ham Radio DX”
One issue I have with the Icom IC-705 was the lack of a USB-C connector for charging and data transfer. In addition, the amplifier keying lines were a little underpowered with limitations in current draw. This upgrade fixes all of these issues.
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More IC-705 videos ๐https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSuX83ay4Ouh6SZIfe4vWMQQTUTQPfHfA
Setup for WSJT-X and Digital Modes ๐ https://youtu.be/ZiAwIVDaSn8
Micro usb was designed to break planed obsolescenceโฆโฆ..the greedy dollar has destroyed humanity ๐
Itโs just a pity that the developer of this product understates the existing capacity of the ALC/SEND connection. Claiming that it is only rated at 30mA is totally incorrect.
In the IC-705 Basic Manual it clearly states that the rating of the interface for driving a linear, transverters etc is 200mA. I hope the developer publishes a correction and apology to icom in due course.
I have run a microwave transverter and a linear off the existing, unmodified connection without any issues. In the Basic Manual Icom include a recommendation for protecting the connection if an inductive load is present. Easy peasy.
In ZL we have a 5 year warranty on icom-705s purchased from the local agent. Modifying the radio will probably void the warranty.
Do they actually use Philips screws or does it use a Japanese headed screw because if it does, Iโd recommend getting a set of Japanese screwdrivers less damage to the screws
1390 โฌ of RTX, if has this problem, Icom should be the one to call the 705s to make the improvement change.
I have always found the best quality cables available for reasonable prices tend to come with mobile phones, I'm still using the Micro USB cables from my Nokia for instance and I think they may be older than my youngest child, he's 16.
Similarly, I've always wondered what sort of person breaks USB ports, I've heard it so many times that they're 'fragile' but have never managed to break one on any piece of kit I own.
I've repaired lots for other people though.
Another problem
Needs a 20w upgrade as well.
very cool. Thanks.
Thanks for the video Hayden. I will be looking at getting one for my IC-705 once i have saved up all my 5 & 10 cent pieces. ๐
Great explanation Hayden. Any doofus can follow your instructions.๐
Im surprised that a HAM had to fix flaws in one of Icom's iconic radios. Regardless, it a brilliant upgrade.๐
Just pre ordered one, this is the first I have heard of this, thanks.
A 705โฆ the iPhone of Ham Radio. They will get USB-C after all the Androids had it for years
A $1500 radio nowdays should come default with USB-C. If Xiegu can do it, why not Icom.
Still surprises me that this radio and even the newer 52A don't have USB-C from the start. I really hate Mini connectors. They don't live up to prolonged daily (upside down insertion and fumbling for the alignment on the tiny socket) use before the edges of the socket start to bend.
Thanks for the upgrade video, Hayden. I just got a new IC 705 yesterday. 73!
The real benefit is that I no longer need my bulky micro usb cable wrapped around an ft240-43 toroid to do digital. It much easier to find usb c cables that are more resistant to RFI than with micro USB.
I wonder why it doesn't support higher charge rates… Maybe the charging circuit is on another board. Would love USB-C powered 10w!
Do you have a preferred USB-c data cable that doesnโt produce RFI?
USB-C for Yaesu FT-897 https://youtube.com/shorts/yLjMWZkMLbM?si=LVcmv99A6Q8Kk-He
I don't have a 705, but this is really awesome for those that do own one! USB-C all the things I say!
Thanks for walking through that up grade for the icom 705. You made it so clear, what you had to do.
Your DIY videos are seriously helpful mate. Thanks for what you do.
I agree Icom should've made this with a USB-C, but a decent cable from, say Anker, is a lot cheaper than a $85 board. I do see that the keying circuit is a higher amperage capacity, that would be advantageous to those running an external amp.
The USB-C plug came out in 2014, if I see an item these days without that plug on it, it is a strong pass because damn get with the program on standards its been a decade.
Installed mine a week ago, took 5 min. Highly recommended.
Great walk-through put in for the next batch, certainly a must have for 705 owners.
I am so surprised that icom hasn't jumped on this and offer it. This is gonna be my next purchase.