Razvan

Icom IC-705 coming in April 2020, price announced

Posted by Razvan | Dec 18, 2019 | News |

The new Icom IC-705 should be available starting April 2020, with a MSRP of 124,800 yen + tax. As...

F600 – a 600W low-pass filter board for 1.8-72MHz

Posted by Razvan | Dec 16, 2019 | In the shack |

This design offers a practical solution for HF/low-VHF amplifier output filters, handles 600W and...

Choosing a heatsink for the A600 LDMOS linear amplifier

Posted by Razvan | Dec 11, 2019 | In the shack |

For optimal performance, the heatsink should have a thermal resistance of 0.1C/W or better at full...

A600 v2.0 amplifier module – changes and improvements

Posted by Razvan | Dec 9, 2019 | In the shack |

I have recently made available a new version on the A600 amplifier based on MRF300 LDMOS...

A 600W broadband HF amplifier using affordable LDMOS devices

Posted by Razvan | Oct 27, 2019 | In the shack |

Update: this project is evolving. See this page for the latest version. Kits are available in the...

Icom IC-705 – considerations on RX power draw (wild guesses ahead)

Posted by Razvan | Sep 2, 2019 | In the shack |

I’ll try to put together a breakdown of IC-7300’s sections and how much power those use and try to see how Icom could’ve tweaked those to make the architecture “portable” for the IC-705.

Icom IC-705 HF/VHF/UHF portable SDR transceiver – full details

Posted by Razvan | Aug 30, 2019 | News |

IC-705 has just been unveiled by Icom at the Tokyo Ham Fair. This is a portable HF/VHF/UHF transceiver featuring SDR technology, internal battery, GPS, Bluetooth and D-STAR. Output power is 10W on external 13.8V supply or 5W on internal battery.

Yaesu FT3D – new flagship VHF/UHF handheld

Posted by Razvan | May 15, 2019 | News |

Yaesu FT3D is the next flagship VHF/UHF handheld; features a full color touchscreen display, Bluetooth and many other goodies already present on the FT2D.