The Icom IC-705 SDR HF / VHF / UHF portable hits all marks, except for one.

[ThaDood]

Awh… One big miss here. Just too bad that they couldn’t extend the range of the upper VHF RX from 200MHz limit, up to 225MHz, for for all-mode 222MHz in the 1 1/4M band. Yes, you can get a transverter for that, but still, it just misses that mark. Other than that, the IC-705 is very enticing. Hmmmmm... Makes you wonder if a firmware change can open that up to 222MHz?   https://swling.com/blog/2021/06/the-icom-ic-705-is-this-really-a-new-holy-grail-swl-bcl-receiver/  Yeah... I know... Nit picking to the MAX, but I'd like to see Icom go all-the-way.

[syfr]

I really can't get too excited about any sort of portable that has a big power hungry high bling display.

Sounds like a great radio. Wish they offered a version with just a small, monocrome digital frequency readout. Kind of like an Elecraft K1.

Just my old school personal preference in portable gear.  Battery life >> bling.

[Finman]

I've owned one of these for several months now. Absolutely love it! There is nothing quite like it.

I'm quite the opposite when it comes to displays.. I hate tiny hard to read displays.. sold my Yaesu FT817 because of that. The 705 display is wonderful... Lasts many hours on a charge.