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12 Oct, 2017
We only need 2 to 5 MHz - only tested to 5 MHz, but work OK - Recommended!
We only needed low end (2 to 5 MHz) and using a 12.3 Volt Battery bank (22 AH - Lots of juice!) it draws a steady 1.1 amps. We fed it a clean sine wave 5.0V p-p and got 35.1V p-p output into 50 ohms (clean sine wave). Watt meter says 3.1 Watts, but it reads high at the bottom of its range (it should have said ~2.5W). Turned up input to over 7.0 p-p a bit and got 5 watts out, but, the bottom and top of the sine wave were flattened a wee bit (small amount of distortion). So 1 star off for that. It may be a bias adjustment is off a bit, or it really wants 13.8VDC from a vehicle (I suspect that is the problem and 13.8 supply will fix it). But we will buy this exact units when we need an amp with these specs. Nice little unit.
24 May, 2017
Neat Display!
I have only bench tested it, so I can't attest to whether it will last or not, but it sur elooks neat with tow colors, AND I like that is can be calibrated if it gets out of tolerance later on in use. There are two very small potentiometers that lets you tweak it back in tolerance. Nice touch.
24 May, 2017
Neater than my old IC-701
4 of 6 found this helpful Yes, when I had my old IC-701 it was the Cats Meow back in the day out on a desert island in the Pacific. And this one surely out does that old rig - higher quality build, more goodies and features, and the price it right (even new, they are usually a good deal). ICOM makes some nice gear.