Yup, ditto on the icom UX (and build quality. Yeah KX3 front end is great from what I see, but I loath the UX and homebrew build housing. Yes proper case and modular amp, would stand up to the 705. A rugged black box.
I had an IC-7000, wish it was shrunk down waterproof, and connectors/batteries that are not from 1970…
