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CONVENIENT TO HAVE RESONANT, MATCHED ANTENNAS AT YOUR HOME STATION, THIS IS
OFTEN NOT THE CASE WHEN OPERATING PORTABLE.  THE IC 705 LOW POWER PORTABLE
TRANSCEIVER REVIEWED IN THE FEBRUARY 2021 ISSUE OF QST DOESNT HAVE AN
INTERNAL ANTENNA TUNER, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPACT MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC
TUNERS THAT CAN BE USED WITH THIS RADIO.  IN THIS REVIEW, WE WILL LOOK AT
TWO AUTOTUNERS THAT ARE MADE SPECIFICALLY TO INTERFACE WITH THE IC 705 VIA
ITS TUNER INTERFACE, WHICH HAS CONNECTIONS FOR START, GROUND, AND KEY.  THE
ICOM AH 705 AND THE MAT TUNER MAT 705PLUS BOTH COVER 160 THROUGH 6 METERS
AND ARE CONTROLLED DIRECTLY FROM THE IC 705.  ICOM AH 705 THE ICOM AH 705
IS HOUSED IN A WEATHER RESISTANT CASE.  IT IS POWERED BY TWO INTERNAL AA
BATTERIES, OR IT CAN BE POWERED FROM AN EXTERNAL 13R8 V DC POWER SUPPLY.
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