New Radio - Icom IC-905

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VHF/UHF, and enter the world of SHF. The IC-905 is an all-mode transceiver with 144–5600 MHz coverage plus a 10 GHz transverter option. The IC-905 was designed with ICOM’s technology, spirit of challenge, and playful mind and shows you a new world in the SHF band.

  • 144 – 5600 MHz / 10 GHz* coverage with all modes (* Optional CX-10G Transverter required)

  • The separate configuration with the controller and RF module mounted directly under the antenna

  • The LAN cable connection between the controller and the RF module significantly reduces power loss

  • PoE (Power over Ethernet) technology improves the location of the RF module installation

  • ATV (Amateur TV) in the analog FM mode

  • Output power is 10 W on 144 / 430 / 1200 MHz, 2 W on 2400 / 5600 MHz and 0.5 W on 10 GHz

  • 4.3 inch large color LCD touch display

  • A high-performance real-time spectrum scope and waterfall display

  • The real-time spectrum scope can be adjusted for various band spans

  • Easy digital mode settings

  • SD card slot

  • High-performance GPS antenna supplied

  • GPS 1 pps signal frequency management

  • Full D-STAR functions (DV/DD Mode)

  • ATV (Amateur TV) in the FM Mode

  • USB connection for PC and mobile

  • CX-10G, 10 GHz Transverter, available as an optional item

ARISS contact with Summer Camp students at Kopernik Observatory and Science Center, Vestal, New York, USA

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ARISS contact with Summer Camp students at Kopernik Observatory and Science Center, Vestal, New York, USA

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Kopernik Observatory & Science Center located in Vestal, New York.

ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

Opened in 1974, The Kopernik Observatory & Science Center is a non-profit informal educational institution that promotes interdisciplinary education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Through its classes, events and programs, KOSC has offered hundreds of thousands of students of all ages the opportunity to engage and actively learn a variety of STEM subjects.

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