ICOM IC-7800

Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

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The Icom IC-7800 is clearly one the most advanced amateur radio ever developed. It utilizes four separate 32-bit floating point DSP chips, has a 7-inch wide TFT display, built in RTTY/PSK31 receive and transmit plus compact flash technology. As impressive as the features are; it is performance that sets this radio apart. By sparing no expense an incredible +40dBm intercept point has been achieved with ultra wide dynamic range. And you enjoy this incredible performance in two fully independent receiver circuits controlled on the left side of the radio. There is even a separate preamp and mixer for the 6 meter band. The rear panel features four primary antenna inputs [SO-239] plus provisions for receive antenna A and B. And nothing is sacrificed on the transmit side. The newly designed push-pull MOSFET amplifiers work with a 48 V DC, providing a powerful 200 watts of output at full duty cycle with low IMD in all bands. A 120 V AC switching power supply is built-in. The supplied accessories include: rack mounting ears, compact flash [64 Mb] and various plugs (mic not supplied).

This radio covers the HF ham bands plus 6 meters (receive from 30 kHz - 60 MHz). The high resolution 7 inch TFT color LCD display provides more operating information than you've ever had before, including a spectrum scope. And Icom really stands behind this radio with a limited two year factory warranty.

Important Upgrade Note: Icom has produced an important upgrade for the IC-7800. They have added a 3 kHz roofing filter. Ver. 2.0 is displayed at the lower right corner of the display when the radio is first switched on during the boot up sequence if it has the 3kHz roofing upgrade.

General characteristics

HAM bands: 160m 80m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 6m 10m
Frequency stability: ?
Tuning steps: ?
Memories: ?

Receiver

RX-range: 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations: AM FM CW SSB RTTY PSK31/63
Sensitivity: SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity: SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
Filters: ?
Receiver system: ?
IF-frequencies: ?
Image rejection: Better than 70 dB
Audio output: ?

Transmitter

TX-range: 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations: AM FM CW SSB RTTY PSK31/63
RF-output: 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle!

Connections

Antenna: SO-239
Impedance: 50 Ω
Other: -

Electrical

Power requirements: Mains 85-265 VAC
Current drain RX: Max 210 VA
TX: Max 800 VA

Physical

Dimensions (w×h×d): 424 × 150 × 420 mm (16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
Weight: 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs)
Form factor: Base Station
Manufactured: Between 2003 and 200x

Other features

Usage: Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features + options: 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings.
Accessories: -
RigReference ID: 3172
MPN: ICOM-IC-007800

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Rating	Title	Submitted
	IC-7800 self destructs	12 years ago by k4vud

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Based on historic data, today's second-hand price of the ICOM IC-7800 is around:

EUR 3148.00
USD 2007.00 ~ USD 1.00

Price History Chart

These estimates are based on the following prices:

Year	Historic price	Condition	Submitted by
2021	EUR 3200.00	Used / Mint	Henry
2011	USD 9.00	New / Mint	k4vud
2010	USD 12499.95	New / Good	HRO

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