= NOW 30 WPM = TEXT IS FROM FEBRUARY 2021 QST PAGE 40 = IC 705 OFFERS 5 W OUTPUT WHEN POWERED BY ITS INTERNAL BATTERY, AND 10 W WHEN USING AN EXTERNAL 13R8 V DC SUPPLY. THE BATTERY SUPPLIED WITH THE 705 IS A 7R4 V/ 1,880 MAH LITHIUM ION PACK. AN OPTIONAL 3,150 MAH BATTERY IS AVAILABLE AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE IC 705 IS BEING MARKETED AS A PORTABLE TRANSCEIVER, ITS WORTH NOTING THAT THIS RADIO IS PERFECTLY FINE AS A HOME STATION TRANSCEIVER, IF YOURE USING IT WITH AN EFFECTIVE ANTENNA SYSTEM. OUTSIDE OF MY POTA ACTIVITY SEE THE SIDEBAR, PARKS ON THE AIR WITH THE IC 705, I USED THE IC 705 AT HOME WITH AN HF DIPOLE ANTENNA AND A VHF/UHF GROUND PLANE. NEITHER ARE GAIN ANTENNAS, YET I ENJOYED SURPRISING SUCCESS, PARTICULARLY WITH CW AND DIGITAL MODES. SDR WITH A TWIST AT FIRST GLANCE, THE IC 705 LOOKS LIKE A MINIATURIZED VERSION OF THE POPULAR IC 7300 TRANSCEIVER. THE TOUCHSCREEN IS PROMINENT, AS IT IS IN THE IC 7300, AND THE FRONT PANEL LAYOUT IS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE. HOWEVER, THE COMPARISON LARGELY ENDS THERE. WHILE THE IC 705 IS A SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO SDR, IT IMPLEMENTS THIS TECHNOLOGY IN A MANNER THAT IS A DEPARTURE FROM THE IC 7300. LIKE THE IC 7300, THE IC 705 SAMPLES INCOMING SIGNALS AS CLOSE AS = END OF 30 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <