IC-9700

Not wanting to leave the GPS-9700 sitting behind the back of the transceiver out of sight and unloved, a simple mounting plate was fabricated out of some scrap aluminium plate, so the GPS-9700 could be mounted to the side of … Read more...

Adam finds the optimum 10 MHz reference level for his MiniKits GPS-9700 lock board.

Minimising the 10 MHz input level whilst maintaining reliable lock will help improve phase noise on the 49.152Mz output.

Shack 10 MHz reference is a … Read more...

Adam fits a Leo Bodnar Injection Board into his IC-9700 and tests if the MiniKits GPS-9700 GPS locking kit works with it.

Does the GPS-9700 generate enough signal to work with this injection board that does not require soldering to … Read more...

Replacing the factory-fitted SO-239 with an N connector on an Icom IC-9700 144 MHz antenna socket. is quick and easy.

You don’t even need to take the covers off the radio!

The only tool that is required is a … Read more...

Icom’s IC-9700 has been favorably received by consumers, except for the half-baked 10 MHz “Reference” locking scheme. 

It was thoughtful of Icom to provide an SMA jack on the rear panel for an external 10 MHz “reference” source, but this … Read more...