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After the release of the IC7300MkII people are wondering what is next for ICOM. The IC-705 is due for an upgrade.

One "easy win" would be a repackage of the IC-705 as a handheld. This could just require new mechanics, but a nice upgrade would be to add 4m and delete the lower HF bands and add an internal auto ATU.


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 Whatever your political views, the lambasting of the pope by President Trump was ill judged at best in my view. As the leader of the western world I would have expected better.

The  AI cartoon on Truth Social (was it Jesus or the Red Cross?) was in very bad taste in my view. I am not quite sure what message this was intended to portray?


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At about 0805z I went across to 10m WSPR TX with my beacon.

UPDATE 0817z:  No spots.


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My gear was turned on just before 0600z.

UPDATE 0746z: 1 English station spotted here and I have been spotted by 6 stations. Now RX only. I definitely think there are fewer people now on 10m FT8.


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