ICOM IC-705 Or Elecraft KX2 Which Should You Buy?

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A long running question I get "Should I buy the IC-705 or KX2?" GOOD NEWS! You can't really go wrong with either with some caveats. Let's talk about what is different between these radios and their general performace.
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@HamRadioCrashCourse Год назад

705 also has 160 meters!

@jeremyboxdotcom Год назад

The KX2 can RX on 160m, but not TX

@jolebole-yt Год назад

and VHF/UHF...

@thuff3207 10 месяцев назад

I want to see your portable 160M antenna. That would be cool.

@Windmill97 Месяц назад

LOL! 160m =/= portable

@SteveBerwick Год назад

I am intrigued by the KX2, however, I love my 705. Maybe it's because I'm too cheap to buy multiple radios, but I use it every single day. I scan local repeaters during downtime at work, then HF at night/weekends. Awesome shack-in-a-box.

@TheDelizar Год назад

As Josh touched on right near the end. From a feature and Specs stand point a better comparison would be the KX3 with Pan adaptor and the 2m card . Then you are talking in the $2900 range. So over double the price of the 705. And still about double adding an Elecraft T1 tuner to go with the 705. I've had a KX2 for about 4-5 years and it is a great radio. I chose it for SOTA and am still quite happy with it. If I were in the market today and could only have one, I’d likely go with the 705. It is just a better all-round choice in my opinion. Even for SOTA, with the bands opening up or foolishly did your hike and activation on a contest weekend and are hunting for an open frequency, so you can get that spot posted. (I’d have killed for a waterfall that day) KX2 is a sports car, what it does it does very well, 705 is a good SUV it does most things well. Thanks Josh for keeping us informed and sparking the conversation. 73, W6XYZ (Mark)

@FM-us3rd Год назад

I am fortunate to have them both, but I find my self using the KX2. Why? Because it has a 10 watts with internal battery and an ATU. It weighs less than a pound. I bring this radio everywhere, and setup with the AX1 in a hotel room or MPAS lite when having a little more room wanting to band hop. Both are fantastic but I seem drawn to the old school display of the KX2.

@m0aze611 Год назад

Having used both extensively, I own a KX3 and I'm sticking with it. No it's NOT superior it just that it suits me as I don't need the VHF/UHF element of the 705 - however the waterfall on the 705 is great. I was very interested initially by the bells and whistles on the ICOM and its a great radio. You can't really fail with any of them its whatever floats your boat. 73 Mike

@machoneboard Год назад

Icom 705. My first radio. Apart from the mountaintopper probably my only radio.

@jeremyboxdotcom Год назад

Josh, two things, on the kx2 if you press the rate button you can change the frequency step, and manually zero beat to a higher decimal place. Also, like the 705, you can just use the auto zero beat feature. (Just single tap the KYR-SPT/MIC button) Surprised to see you not use this, so maybe you weren't aware? 73! Thanks for the videos!

@MTimWeaver Год назад

Yaesu already had a 20w manpack portable that had an internal tuner that could tune spaghetti noodles, in the Vertex VX-1210. The challenge with that was it was "channelized" and the VFO was a PITA to use. If they used that radio as a base, put in a real VFO and display. I wish I hadn't sold my VX-1210.

@alvinnorris6523 Год назад

I have a kx3 and the 705 . I love them both.

@alexeizhiltsov6797 Год назад

I own both and I am not going to sell any of them - each rig is fun to play with, depending on the moods!

@VE9ASN Год назад

The kx2 is purpose built and and better suited for what it's designed for, however, dollar for dollar the 705 offers so much more that it's really not a good comparison.

@AK4TF Год назад

I had three rigs for pota, not including my 7300. I have a KX3 and an X6100 right now. I just sold my 705 to buy a KX2. The 705 is an awesome radio. But I primarily used it, once I had the X6100 and KX3, for digital on park activations. I used the KX3 almost exclusively if SSB and CW would allow.

@RoelandJansen Год назад

Wfview also can be used over wireless on the 705

@lmy5pence481 Год назад

Josh is there a program that convert mors code to word and vise a verso? is that maybe something that you could program in code or something similar?

@gregmitchell2257 Год назад

kx2 does rtty/psk31 decode as well

@kc1lko Год назад

The best one is the one you have with you... just like with cameras... I have both radios... for going to a hike up the hill or any trail on-the go... I would grab the KX2... simpler, lighter, longer battery, easier to read. That is the one I would have with me on the trail and thus the better one... for a home/base... the 705 is hard to beat.

@richardiancarpenter534 Год назад

The "Dune" meme is awesome!

@o00scorpion00o Год назад

FT-818 for me because it’s incredibly robust, don’t need to spend 100 usd on protective gear, all I got is the leather pouch.

@kingpoopra6084 Год назад

I like the footage of papa franku earlier

@B.Murphy Год назад

I bought my 705 from HRO for $1,299.95. It's up $50. Ham radio gear is a great "investment "...... I'll keep telling myself that. Ha ha ha

@jasonfrankovich1378 Год назад

My perspective if it helps someone... I sold my KX3 and when POTA entered my life I wish I had it back. Bought a 705 and it is nice but also giant to stuff in a sling bag, and to many options for a simple CW operator. I also hate the way it stands. It needs a base or the cage (I added the Peovi cage) which makes it even bigger. If you are running a POTA/SOTA station the band scope is pointless. I run Elecraft and Yaesu at home so the menu and button layout on an Icom is not familiar to me. I only run CW and am really thinking about selling the 705 and buying the simple KX2.

@jayj4142 Год назад

K5BM, huh. An appropriate callsign for a lid.

@frankENZC Год назад

705 has 160m

@HamRadioCrashCourse Год назад

Thanks. I always forget that

@frankENZC Год назад

@@HamRadioCrashCourse You're welcome. 73

@Dan-qp1el 9 месяцев назад

Hope Yaesu comes out with ome like this😊

@ralphnunn3 Год назад

Those guys you were listening to on 14.210 remind me of those Grumpy Old Hams on 3.927. I now own the IC-705, and really enjoy it so far. DE K7RLN

@LinkEighty8 Год назад

Does the 705 have dual watch? What about split bands?

@B.Murphy Год назад

No dual watch. Has VFO A/B for split.

@LinkEighty8 Год назад

@@B.Murphy I have a kx3 with the px3 but I like the idea of having an all in one.

@maschwerer Год назад

Where is the yaesu entry in this category? If they made a 705-like radio with ATU, I’d buy one right away.

@HamRadioCrashCourse Год назад

The 818 was recently taking out of production. Lots of assumptions that they are working on something new.

@AmericanConstellation Год назад

Why is a 5 watt radio a hot new thing now?

@HamRadioCrashCourse Год назад

When did I say that?

@Nostrildomus 11 месяцев назад

C00L

@daveschwarz5279 Год назад

Elecraft radios have a better receiver without a doubt it’s the only SDR type radio that doesn’t suffer from pop’s and crackle noises, the icom is the most modern.

@RoelandJansen Год назад

And for me sounds in cw harsh

@christurner68 Год назад

Buy the one not made in china

@B.Murphy Год назад

Unless the radio is made out of dirt, rocks & sticks, it's at least partially made in China.

@bassmanjr100 Год назад

90% of the components in both radios come from China but somehow China bad, China bad.

@bradl2636 Год назад

I’m looking for one without the covert embedded listening device nor the nuke homing beacon.

@bradl2636 Год назад

SOTA/CW = KX2 POTA/Digital = 705

@HamRadioCrashCourse Год назад

Makes sense to me! Too good news that if pushed, both with do both, so you're never unequiped for the task at hand!

@bradl2636 Год назад

@@HamRadioCrashCourse That was me summarising what I think I just learned. Bookmarked this video for future reference. Smart portable power solutions will be important for both rigs/POUs.

@jayj4142 Год назад

21:39 “What that’s about” is TWO IS ONE AND ONE IS NONE. Apparently you weren’t in the military and never learned this axiom. Never had a radio go out and not have a backup radio to operate while getting the other one fixed? You’re not actually that shortsighted and judgmental on others for having a spare QRP xcvr at the same time, are you??

@HamRadioCrashCourse Год назад

“Shortsighted and judgmental” lmao get out of here with that crap. Where did I pass judgement on him? All I did was recommend they consider a 100watt radio too. And I questioned the term “need”

@nvrmor023 Год назад

Not a good comparison. Might as well compare the kx2 to id52.

@AmericanConstellation Год назад

The chips for Elecraft are mostly Asian. It's all Asian anyway. Why is that a problem?

@HamRadioCrashCourse Год назад

It’s not for me. But a lot of people care.

@AmericanConstellation Год назад

I was kidding about it. I worked for Raytheon and so many times we found Chinese parts in our circuit boards, which was a big no, no! What I was getting at was good luck getting an American made radio without it having Chi Com parts. Our military can't even get it straight..

@AmericanConstellation Год назад

@@HamRadioCrashCourse Hey, a great review. You cover the whole spectrum of products.

@HamRadioCrashCourse Год назад

@@AmericanConstellation Yeah that is a BIG problem!

@davecurry8305 Месяц назад

Yawn.

@Starlite4321 Месяц назад

Gosh Josh, did ya have to force feed us a bunch of wackjob conservative nonsense (starting around the 30 min mark) to demonstrate the radios ? I finally stopped the video and am going on to something else because of it. MAN !!!