ICOM IC-9700 Review and Full Walk Through

Here is a complete review of the ICOM IC-9700, a high-end 2M (VHF), 70 cm and 23 cm (UHF) transceiver using SDR technology.
73 Pascal VA2PV

[@m0ngo]

Very good review. The transition @6:30 made me think I was having a stroke! 😀 My old Kenwood TS200X allows me to have the same band on both VFOs, so not being able to do this on the 9700 is a horrible surprise.

[@michaeldunn9018]

Thank you for the great review and demo! Awesome shack too!

[@kevinmatthews2620]

another great review there Pascal informative and not over complitcated bang on review ,keep up the excellent videos 73s

[@MrAdy1306]

really did help me to get going with my new 9700 Thank you :)

[@glenjarnold]

Mine comes in February. Can not wait!

[@mikeklemens8970]

Great walk around of the Icom IC9700 Pascal! Thank you for the review. Mike N6IMY

[@mark6831]

I love your setup I'm also an owner of an Icom 7300 with the two sp3400vsp speakers the two speakers I'm waiting to get the 9700 into 7610 and I will add the sp41 in the sm50 microphone I might remote it as well I definitely enjoy your videos the very educational and I'm also looking to buy in the future the Icom 705 I never use dstar before but I will be using the store once I get the 9700 I'll add the f51a handy talky as well thank you for your videos keep up the great work your friend down here in New York City in the Bronx K2csx mark 73s

[@franciscobelmontemoreno7471]

Fuentes de alimentacion 7o9000

[@Matt-zf7vz]

Enjoy using mine. GREAT radio ! Enjoyed your video, well done. 73's K9BBQ

[@pascalmestdagh5074]

very good review, thanks!

[@VE3NMW]

Thank you! Awesome video!!

[@sylvainbergeron5120]

Great review Pascal - Really well detailed explanations - You are a pro ! Thanks and 73 - VE2PXP

[@Laboenligne]

Salut Sylvain, il y a une version française de cette video, voir le lien ci-dessous. 73 et bonne année à l'avance. Pascal VA2PV kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIuulmOnbNeWg9U

[@sylvainbergeron5120]

@@Laboenligne Excellent, merci pour l'info Pascal et à mon tour, une super belle année 2020 à toi et ta famille également ! Sylvain VE2PXP

[@digitalanaloguehamradio]

auto tune works on dv fm thats why its good for sats dopler

[@FamousTVvoice]

Nice review, thanks 73's de N2VU / VE2LI

[@CE4JDM]

I want the IC-9700 for receiving digital sats. Is it true the 9700 does not have enough bandwidth to receive 9600 baud signals? Thanks, CE4JDM

[@gerryrichards1383]

Dear Pascal, Yet again another fine walkthrough/review. I indeed agree with you on the quality and performance of the 9700 and along with the 7300 I believe Icom have a true pair of winners. I use my 9700 daily and cant recommend it highly enough. Great Rig Great Review. Keep the videos coming my Friend. 73s Gerry G0PWX

[@M21zen]

Well done. Thank you.

[@TheHamshack]

Just brought the 7610, 7300 and the 9700 with all the speakers, quick question for you, I use a splitter cable which is a male 3.5 mono to 2 x female mono at the A speaker socket on back of the 7610 and it is really nice having the 2 speaker working together on both on one VFO or both at same time, is this what you do too? Love the videos by the way always interesting. James G0SEC

[@mikeklemens8970]

Nice upgrade as compared to the most similar IC9100 & 7300. All mode plus dstar 2m, 70cm, 23cm. Very tempting..... Mike N6IMY

[@HamTechRadioScannerDrones]

Thanks

[@mikeydvd1]

Great video. Awesome radio. Thanks for sharing. AA1US.

[@johnratcliffe6438]

I have this radio and love it! Why does mine have 'Digital' printed under the screen and yours has 'D-Star'? What's that about? Different hardware versions?

[@Laboenligne]

Not sure, maybe different firmware ? 73 Pascal VA2PV

[@johnratcliffe6438]

@@Laboenligne No. under the screen, printed on the case. We're both in Europe, I'd have thought they would have been the same.

[@TrentWilbanks]

Great video. When are you going to demo the Satellite feature?

[@Laboenligne]

Thanks Trent. I have no plan to do satellite as it requires an antenna infrastructure and I don't have the room for it. I've heard that some satellite is reachable with a vertical if it's true maybe ;-) 73 Pascal VA2PV

[@TrentWilbanks]

Laboenligne.ca ah, ok. Thanks for the super quick reply. 73, KN4TAK

[@robertbos604]

nice review

[@MrVertigo1971]

Nice Video, thanks for this. Sonething I dont understand is, are you using the Diamond X6000A for both FM and SBB operations - this is what the Vid is saying!? I thought the X6000A is an FM antenna only?

[@Laboenligne]

Yes, I'm using the same antenna. You can do any modes with any antenna that match the operating frequency. The only downside with this antenna is the fact that it's a vertical and most SSB station will use a horizontal antenna. For line of sight communication (VHF) there's a 20 dB attenuation when not in the same polarization as the other station. But most of my friends have vertical anyway ;-) 73 Pascal VA2PV

[@WD1V]

In "normal" use, you load 144 MHz memories and can scan just them. And the same for 450 MHz. 2 receivers with independent memories for each band. So if you want to use 1.2 GHz, you have to turn off a receiver that was on 144 or 450 since it only has 2 receivers. Right? Only in "normal" use. In "too cool" use, you edit a copy of your DR Memory file that comes with all D-Star repeaters and whittle it down to your Top 10, or 20, or whatever your favs are - any band, any mode, simplex, D-Star, whatever. And when you press the DR button, all of those are presented. You can then scan and not miss out on 3rd band action using only 1 receiver.

[@JamesP6084]

Received mine today a bit daunting new things to learn, bit of a background from my 7300, nice video :-) 73 VK6NJP

[@pu2xbt74]

Paschal, please make a video using satellite transmission and DSTAR, how to configure ???

[@Laboenligne]

Hi, I don't have any antenna system for satellite operations. I know it's possible with only a vertical antenna but it will be harder. Will see. 73 Pascal VA2PV

[@larrylacroixve3oei489]

Will this radio do cross band repeat??

[@Laboenligne]

Usually this is an undocumented feature for many radios, since it's very demanding on the transceiver. But maybe there's a way to do it but I couldn't find any info on that. 73 Pascal VA2PV

[@watchfan6180]

Are your kids going to study for radio exam?

[@Laboenligne]

Their not interested for now... :-(

[@robertrockwell7581]

do not like it only being a tri band. looking for a all mode all band. maybe the Yeasu 991a

[@Ei2iP]

This is an over kill for just repeaters, ideally you need to be chasing dx on vhf/uhf and satellites to get the most, otherwise just buy a dual band!

[@Laboenligne]

You are right, but the good thing is that this radios will provides many years of discoveries, even if it's only use as dual band transceiver from the beginning. Usually it's not the first radio a new ham will buy, it's mostly a radio for advanced users for advances applications. 73

[@VK4GHZ]

Could not watch more than 20 seconds due to the hands constantly waving around.

[@Laboenligne]

Indeed, I move my hands a lot, sorry it's not intentional and I can understand that this can get on some people's nerves. Advance in fast forward to the radio section and you will avoid this inconvenience ;-) 73

[@forgetyourlife]

VK4GHZ couldn’t wait to reply due to you being and idiot.

[@KarlKrogmann]

So... walking down a city sidewalk during a morning commute would send you into convulsions? A violent rage?

[@garyrolf4723]

lower ur hands lol

[@lionelfrebourg8698]

Très bon video sur ce radio. Merci. VE2DPY