diff --git a/rigs/icom/ic728.c b/rigs/icom/ic728.c
index 5d75075bf..d799f7535 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/ic728.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/ic728.c
@@ -168,3 +168,121 @@ const struct rig_caps ic728_caps =
 
 };
 
+static const struct icom_priv_caps ic729_priv_caps =
+{
+    0x3a,   /* default address */
+    0,      /* 731 mode */
+    0,    /* no XCHG */
+    ic737_ts_sc_list
+};
+
+const struct rig_caps ic729_caps =
+{
+    RIG_MODEL(RIG_MODEL_IC729),
+    .model_name = "IC-729",
+    .mfg_name =  "Icom",
+    .version =  BACKEND_VER ".0",
+    .copyright =  "LGPL",
+    .status =  RIG_STATUS_ALPHA,
+    .rig_type =  RIG_TYPE_TRANSCEIVER,
+    .ptt_type =  RIG_PTT_NONE,
+    .dcd_type =  RIG_DCD_NONE,
+    .port_type =  RIG_PORT_SERIAL,
+    .serial_rate_min =  1200,
+    .serial_rate_max =  9600,
+    .serial_data_bits =  8,
+    .serial_stop_bits =  2,
+    .serial_parity =  RIG_PARITY_NONE,
+    .serial_handshake =  RIG_HANDSHAKE_NONE,
+    .write_delay =  0,
+    .post_write_delay =  0,
+    .timeout =  1000,
+    .retry =  3,
+    .has_get_func =  RIG_FUNC_NONE,
+    .has_set_func =  RIG_FUNC_NONE,
+    .has_get_level =  RIG_LEVEL_NONE,
+    .has_set_level =  RIG_LEVEL_NONE,
+    .has_get_parm =  RIG_PARM_NONE,
+    .has_set_parm =  RIG_PARM_NONE,
+    .level_gran =  {},
+    .parm_gran =  {},
+    .ctcss_list =  NULL,
+    .dcs_list =  NULL,
+    .preamp =   { RIG_DBLST_END, },
+    .attenuator =   { RIG_DBLST_END, },
+    .max_rit =  Hz(0),
+    .max_xit =  Hz(0),
+    .max_ifshift =  Hz(0),
+    .targetable_vfo =  0,
+    .vfo_ops =  IC728_VFO_OPS,
+    .scan_ops =  IC728_SCAN_OPS,
+    .transceive =  RIG_TRN_RIG,
+    .bank_qty =   0,
+    .chan_desc_sz =  0,
+
+    .chan_list =  {
+        {   1,  26, RIG_MTYPE_MEM, IC_MIN_MEM_CAP },
+        RIG_CHAN_END,
+    },
+
+    .rx_range_list1 =   {
+        {kHz(500), MHz(30), IC728_ALL_RX_MODES, -1, -1, IC728_VFO_ALL},
+        RIG_FRNG_END,
+    },
+    .tx_range_list1 =  {
+        FRQ_RNG_HF(1, IC728_OTHER_TX_MODES, W(10), W(100), IC728_VFO_ALL, IC728_ANTS),
+        FRQ_RNG_HF(1, IC728_AM_TX_MODES, W(10), W(40), IC728_VFO_ALL, IC728_ANTS), /* AM class */
+        RIG_FRNG_END,
+    },
+
+    .rx_range_list2 =   {
+        {kHz(500), MHz(30), IC728_ALL_RX_MODES, -1, -1, IC728_VFO_ALL},
+        RIG_FRNG_END,
+    },
+    .tx_range_list2 =  {
+        FRQ_RNG_HF(2, IC728_OTHER_TX_MODES, W(10), W(100), IC728_VFO_ALL, IC728_ANTS),
+        FRQ_RNG_HF(2, IC728_AM_TX_MODES, W(10), W(40), IC728_VFO_ALL, IC728_ANTS), /* AM class */
+        RIG_FRNG_END,
+    },
+
+    .tuning_steps =     {
+        {IC728_ALL_RX_MODES, 10}, /* basic resolution, there's no set_ts */
+        RIG_TS_END,
+    },
+    /* mode/filter list, remember: order matters! */
+    .filters =  {
+        {RIG_MODE_SSB | RIG_MODE_CW, kHz(2.1)},
+        {RIG_MODE_AM, kHz(6)},
+        {RIG_MODE_FM, kHz(12)},
+        RIG_FLT_END,
+    },
+
+    .cfgparams =  icom_cfg_params,
+    .set_conf =  icom_set_conf,
+    .get_conf =  icom_get_conf,
+
+    .priv = (void *)& ic729_priv_caps,
+    .rig_init = icom_init,
+    .rig_cleanup =  icom_cleanup,
+    .rig_open =  icom_rig_open,
+    .rig_close =  icom_rig_close,
+
+    .set_freq =  icom_set_freq,
+    .get_freq =  icom_get_freq,
+    .set_mode =  icom_set_mode,
+    .get_mode =  icom_get_mode,
+    .set_vfo =  icom_set_vfo,
+    .set_split_vfo =  icom_set_split_vfo,
+    .set_split_freq =  icom_set_split_freq,
+    .get_split_freq =  icom_get_split_freq,
+    .set_split_mode =  icom_set_split_mode,
+    .get_split_mode =  icom_get_split_mode,
+
+    .scan =  icom_scan,
+
+    .decode_event =  icom_decode_event,
+    .set_mem =  icom_set_mem,
+    .vfo_op =  icom_vfo_op,
+
+};
+