Source: The new IC-7610 Direct-Sampling SDR HF/6m Transceiver
The new IC-7610 Transceiver is the much-anticipated dual-receive version which uses Icom’s SDR platform that was first available in the IC-7300. The source page has some useful photos and a block diagram of the receiver.
The addition of Icom’s Digitial Preselector functionality is a welcome enhancement over the IC-7300. The Digi-Selector should be useful in multi-radio and other high-interference environments.
Icom IC-7610 External Display
The new radio will also have a connection to an external display. This is a great addition as it makes the excellent panadapter capability in Icom’s SDR platform much easier to view and use.
Icom IC-7160 Rear Panel
The rear panel includes connectors for two antennas. There are BNC jacks for connection of a separate receive antenna and/or a Transverter. Also included is an Ethernet interface for remote control and USB interfaces for connection to a local computer.
Icom Inc will be showing a prototype of a new VHF/UHF/1.2GHz transceiver called the IC-9700 at the Tokyo Hamfair, taking place on September 2nd and 3rd. This radio has been kept under wraps and we…
Source: Icom IC-9700 VHF/UHF/1.2GHz Prototype transceiver Shown at Tokyo Hamfair 2017 | QRZ Now – Amateur Radio News
This radio looks like a SDR-based successor to the IC-910H. It appears to be based upon the same SDR platform that is used in the IC-7300 and the upcoming Icom IC-7610. This should make a very good radio for Satellite and EME work!
IC-9700 Rear Panel
I am hoping for an external monitor capability via USB or Ethernet to take full advantage of the panadapter display. Availability is probably a year away or more…
There’s one thing that was annoying me about the new IC-7300, and that was that the USB connection to the computer did it all: radio control, soundcard codec, PTT/CW. That’s great, and …
Source: Icom IC-7300 USB for Radio Control + FSK Keying By: Cedrick Johnson
This is a great article for folks who want to do RTTY with an IC-7300 transceiver. FSK RTTY is much easier to use than the AFSK/Sound Card approach. You can read more articles about digital modes on our Blog.
