ICOM IC-R8500
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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Specifications
Type- Desktop Amateur HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
- Frequency range RX
- 0.1-2000 MHz
- TX
- -
- Frequency stability
- -
- Tuning steps
- -
- Filters
- -
Receiver
Modulations- N-AM / AM / W-AM / FM / N-FM / W-FM / CW / SSB
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV - Selectivity
- AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A) - Receiver system
- -
- IF-frequencies
- -
- Image rejection
- HF: Better than 60 dB
VHF/UHF: 50 dB - Audio output
- -
Transmitter
Connections
- Antenna
- N-type
- Impedance
- 50 Ω
Electrical
- Power requirements
- 13.8V DC
- Current drain RX
- Max 2 A
- TX
- -
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 287 × 112 × 309 mm (11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
- Weight
- 7 kg (15.4 lbs)
- Form factor
- Desktop
- Manufactured
- Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan
Other features
- Memories
- 1000 channels in 1 banks
Usage- Amateur / Ham radio operators
- Manufacturer
- ICOM
- Model
- IC-R8500
- Features
- IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102)
Manuals, Diagrams and Brochures
- None available
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