ICOM IC-7100

NEW BASE/MOBILE STATION

The FT-897 was a lovely radio but I fancied something more modern to tie in with my HandHeld DSTAR Kenwood D74 so I look at the Mobile/Base from Icom...

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The IC-7100 is a MultiBand, MultiMode, 100W Transceiver which provides DSTAR capability on HF, VHF and UHF. The radio covers HF/6M/4M/2M/70cm.

It has a base unit and a separate head unit which is connected via a Screened CAT-6 cable. The cable can be extended so that the unit can be operated from another room, or in the case of a car, the base-unit could be installed in the boot of of sight.

In addition to two uniform rows of switches, the radio has a bright, clear touchscreen for easily making changes to settings. It all seems pretty intuitive.

 

A matching ATU in the form of an LDG IT-100 is teamed up with the rig to make life simple.