This new radio from Icom looks like it’ll make the SHF bands much more accessible to the average Amateur Radio enthusiast. Prices wise I can’t see it being cheap, it’s going to be a top shelf device for sure, especially if you purchase the optional 10Ghz transverter as well.
With the optional 10Ghz transverter it’ll certainly be an impressive piece of kit for any HAM radio station.
It will be interesting to see if it has enough output power to be able to get into the QO-100 geostationary satellite that sits over Africa. If so, this could really open up the QO-100 service to many more radio enthusiasts within the footprint of the bird.
More soon …