The IC-9700 is Icom's 2019 base station for 2 m, 70 cm and 23 cm, all modes, with D-STAR and a full satellite mode built in. It brought RF direct sampling to 2 m and 70 cm, with a down-conversion IF sampling stage for 23 cm, and Icom says it's the first Icom VHF/UHF radio with a real-time spectrum scope and waterfall to match its high-end HF sets. Output is 100 W on 2 m, 75 W on 70 cm and 10 W on 23 cm. It receives on two bands at once and runs full duplex, which is what satellite work needs, and it stores 99 satellite memories. The front panel and menus are nearly the same as the IC-7300's, and Icom pitched it as that radio's partner. There are three antenna jacks, an SO-239 for 2 m and N connectors for 70 cm and 23 cm. QST reviewed it in January 2020.
Bench check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
Owner repair notes on mods.dk cover a 2 m bias problem and a fan change made to improve frequency stability. Ask the seller whether 2 m output has ever dropped, and whether a reference or fan change has been fitted.
New to used rigs? How to check a used ham radio covers power out, receive, the finals and the display, and what power supply a used rig needs explains the 13.8 V supply most rigs need.
Buying guide
Only two IC-9700s are for sale, both titled new, so $2,113 to $2,350 delivered isn't a market read and there's no used price to compare. The big ham dealer gigaparts asks $2,350 with free shipping. The other, from parkassist1, asks $2,113 delivered with Best Offer and is titled NEW, but the photo shows it out of the box on a bench, so ask whether it has ever been used and whether the HM-219 mic and DC cable come with it. Either way, budget for a 13.8 V supply rated 18 A or more, and Icom recommends its PS-126.
$2,113.47est. delivered
Titled NEW at $2,113 delivered, about $237 under the dealer's new one, from a 100% seller. The photo shows it out of the box on a bench, switched off, so ask whether it has been used and what comes with it.
Icom IC-9700 VHF/UHF/1.2GHz D-STAR Base Station Transceiver NEW
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New$2,113.47est. delivered
$2,100.00 + $13.47 shipping
Buy It Now$2,100.00
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Titled NEW, but shown unboxed on a bench, switched off.
Seller: parkassist1
100% positive
New$2,349.95delivered
$2,349.95 · free shipping
Buy It Now$2,349.95
Our take
New from a dealer, free shipping. Stock photo.
Seller: gigaparts
99.9% positive
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