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IC-R8500
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COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER

Icom “next generation” technology brings you super wide band, all mode coverage from HF to 2 GHz, including shortwave and VHF/UHF, while maintaining a constant receive sensitivity. The IC-R8500 is not simply a scanner—it’s a professional quality communications receiver with versatile features from high speed scanning to computer con

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■ Wide frequency coverage The IC-R8500 covers a wide frequency range continuously from 0.1 to 2000 MHz,* with 10 Hz resolution, while maintaining a high receive sensitivity. You can be sure that if there are any communications or broadcasts out there, you’ll be able to hear them with a minimum of interference from other signals. *Some versions have restricted coverage. Refer to the specifications for details. posed over a desired signal by adjusting the center frequency of the audio filter. The APF is especially useful when receiving CW, but is also useful in other modes as a tone control....

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COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS • Frequency coverage Version EUR/OTH : SSB (USB, LSB), AM (wide, normal, narrow), CW (normal, narrow*), FM (normal, narrow), WFM • Number of memory channels • Antenna connector : 1000 (plus 20 scan edges and 1 priority channel) : Below 30 MHz SO-239 (50 Ω), Phono [RCA (500 Ω)] Above 30 MHz Type-N (50 Ω) : –10°C to + 50°C; +14°F to +122°F : Below 30 MHz ±100 Hz (optional ±20 Hz) Above 30 MHz ±3 ppm (optional ±0.6 ppm) : 10, 50, 100 Hz, 1, 2.5, 5, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 100 kHz, 1 MHz or programmable (0.5–199.5 kHz/0.5 kHz steps) : 13.8 V DC ±15% (negative...

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