The IC-M710 is a rugged transceiver built for its purpose. Though it covers the whole HF band, it is not intended for use by a radio amateur. The user interface being its weakest point (for a Ham). The features that are sorely missed by a Ham being:
- A Tuning dial - a true VFO tuning dial is missing.
- A real CAT interface.
- A headphone jack
For the last couple of weeks I was pondering over the idea of having a remote control unit that will address the above limitations. Also with the additional features:
- A remote panel that can be used as a face plate for mobile operations.
- Band selection, tuner commands
- Rotator control
- Frequency memories
- RIT
- CW keyer
Update 13/3/2017
1st prototype finished, can go remote on/off, VFO A/B, step size changes, delayed TX freq set, etc.
1st prototype finished, can go remote on/off, VFO A/B, step size changes, delayed TX freq set, etc.