Yaesu, Icom & Kenwood Feature New Transceivers at Ham Fair Japan

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The big three amateur radio transceiver manufacturers each featured new transceivers at Ham Fair in Japan this past week. Yaesu revealed the FTX-1F, a portable radio designed to compete with the Icom IC-705. Icom announced the IC-7760, a "Shack Style" transceiver with separate base and dual display panel. Kenwood revealed a yet to be named mobile rig capable of both APRS and DSTAR.

Yaesu FTX-1F

  • Portable

  • SDR transceiver

  • Covers HF - 430MHz

  • FT-818ND successor

  • Supports C4FM

  • 6W battery, 10W external power

Icom IC-7760

  • 200 W HF/50 MHz amateur transceiver

  • "innovative Shack Style" consisting a full control head with separate RF deck

  • In-house remote operation through a wired LAN

  • Two displays, 7-inch wide and 2.4-inch

  • Touch screen operation

Kenwood Mobile Radio

  • Dual receive

  • Separate display, base units

  • GPS receiver

  • APRS support

  • DSTAR support

  • USB-C port

  • SD card port