The new Icom IC-705 should be available starting April 2020, with a MSRP of 124,800 yen + tax. As you probably know by now, the Icom IC-705 is a portable SDR transceiver that covers HF/VHF/UHF with a power output of up to 10W. The 4.3″ colour touchscreen display and novel features (for a HF radio) […]

I'll try to put together a breakdown of IC-7300's sections and how much power those use and try to see how Icom could've tweaked those to make the architecture "portable" for the IC-705.