ICOM Announces IC-905

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Icom have announced availability of the IC-905 SHF/ VHF / UHF / All Mode Transceiver. First deliveries to arrive in early Summer 2023 and anticipate a price of around £3,549.95, including VAT (subject to confirmation). The optional CX-10G 10GHz transverter will follow shortly with a price of around £1,499.95 including VAT (subject to confirmation).

A working sample is arriving in the next few days and hope to show the IC-905 at the Hamzilla Radio Fest in Ashford, Kent next weekend (12th March 2023).

ICom IC-905

IC-905 Main Features

  • 10W on 144 / 430 / 1200 MHz; 2W on 2400 / 5600 MHz;

  • 0.5W on 10 GHz* (*Requires CX-10G transverter)

  • Large 4.3-inch touch-screen colour LCD

  • Real-time, high-speed spectrum scope & waterfall display

  • Built-in GPS

  • Easy digital-mode settings

  • High-performance GPS antenna (supplied)

  • Full D-STAR functions (DV/DD mode)

  • ATV (Amateur TV) in FM mode

  • SD card slot

Beware of Counterfeit Icom Products

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Beware of Counterfeit Icom Products

ICOM has reported seeing some counterfeit copies of Icom radios available online with some also arriving in the UK to unsuspecting buyers. These copies look like genuine Icom radios but when examined more closely are not and are significantly inferior in both quality and performance.

Several buyers have contacted ICOM believing they have purchased and thought they were receiving a genuine ICOM. On arrival the radios had an incorrect UK channel set, some channels missing and in some cases, buttons not functioning as expected.

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