IC-7700: Firmware Updates new version, Ver.1.03, 02.07.2008 released

IC-7700 Firmware Updates; Model name: IC-7700; Download type: Firmware; Version: Ver.1.03; Update: 2008/07/02 ( Credit: Icom.co.jp/world/ Support)

Major points of update from Ver.1.02 to Ver.1.03: ” Improvements in the TX monitor audio“  The old FW (1.02) caused a great deal of background noise in the monitor audio and an AGC  characteristic that was difficult to listen to in the monitor audio.

Link to ICOM.co.jp-official Support web page 
Link to I0GEJ’s Ham Radio News IC-7700 page

Note: I would remind  that the update file must be placed in the “7700″ dir on the USB memory stick if the stick has been formatted in FAT32 by the 7700 previously, you can also format it on a PC, but it must be FAT32. To reboot turn off the front switch. NEVER turn off the power from the back without shutting down the radio first (front button). These radios should be run off a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) Never cut off power supply while updating firmware! Before starting the download, please read through “Section 16 (UPDATING THE FIRMWARE)” of the IC-7700′s instruction manual. Please save the transceiver data content to an USB memory before starting the firmware update; If you want to update the firmware via LAN, please also download this Firmware update utility: 7700FirmUtl_v100.zip;
The Ethernet port update method, but it should work fine if you read the directions in the manual on that topic! 

IC-7700 RSGB review summary, RadCom July 2008

RadCom reviews: IC-7700.  Queste le conclusioni di Peter Hart, G3SJX che ha curato la recenzione per la RSGB, in merito all’analisi dell’Icom IC-7700:
“The IC-7700 is without doubt a most impressive radio. Its performance, its features and its ergonomics place it high in the top league. As a general purpose and contest radio it is excellent, but for serious DXing with split frequency operation the lack of a second channel receive capability or dual-watch is a major shortcoming, particularly with a price tag around 4,000 UK Pounds. It all depends where your interests lie as to which features are most important”.

Link to: Radcom RSGB (Radio Society of Great Britain) Home Page

IC-7700 Icom: Il primo lotto di 32 apparati arrivati in Italia da Marcucci Spa

IC-7700 available now. Il tanto atteso transceiver Icom IC-7700, 200W HF 50 MHz con tecnologia DSP innovativa per il suo settore, sta per essere sentito in aria! Da indiscrezioni, risultano arrivati già in iItalia 32 transceiver del primo lotto di prenotazioni. L’importatore e distributore Marcucci Spa, ora inizia le spedizioni ai vari rivenditori per le consegne ai primi acquirenti che lo hanno prenotato.
Link to: I0GEJ’s Ham radio News IC-7700 page
Link to: Marcucci spa official Icom distributors

ENG: IC-7700 available now. The first exemplary, probably assigned to who have classified the order, arrived in Italy on 10 March 2008. From indiscretions, the first stock of IC-7700 Ver. #03 EUR arrivedwould have to be of n. 32 exemplary. Now these will be sent to the retailers from official Importer Marcucci Spa.

IC7700 has been bought, L’IC-7700 è stato comprato!

JR3STX .blog.goo.ne... IC7700
ENG: Well IC7700 doubly was packed up by the box largely and arrived at the pad. The photograph it is the box of the substance which is removed from the big first box, but being rather heavy, while the older brother of the home delivery calling manner manner, it carried. In fact, it is heavy truly, is!

L’apparato IC-7700 arriva con doppio e robusto imballo, nella foto si vede la 2^ scatola dopo aver tolto l’imballo princiapale, e trasportato in casa con l’aiuto del fratello maggiore, perchè la sostanza del contenuto è pesante!!
Other info with the Link at News Radioamateur

IC-7700 and The Icom new Hi-Spec 1st IF Roofing Filter

IC-7700 Specifiche: Nel nuovo transceiver IC-7700 la Icom monta questi nuovi Roofing filter realizzati su specifiche Icom per il valore dell’impedenza in modo da incrementare il valore IMD (blocking dynamic range)
Link to: Radiocroncache/I0GEJ Ham radio News

ENG: IC-7700, The filter of 15kHz, 6kHz and 3kHz is installed in the first step of 1st IF amplifier. Thi filter sets the Icom spec that values the impedance characteristic to improve IMD and is a custom-designed device.

Icom IC-7700, User Manual Available to Link .pdf 9MB

IC-7700, DSP Unit for the Spectrum Scope. New Transceiver HF 50MHz della Icom

Ham Fair, IC-7700 Icom e new brochure

IC-7700 Transceiver HF 50MHz 200W Icom