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The Icom IC-R9500 clearly raises the bar for professional receivers. Only Icom’s wideband receiver technology can achieve this high specification with 5 kHz to 3335 MHz coverage (less cellular). In HF bands*, it has 110dB wide dynamic range and +40dBm IP3. Even in 144/430(440) MHz and above 2GHz band, it has +5dBm IP3 capability. This high specification means the IC-R9500 allows you to listen to weak signals between strong adjacent signals. For the BPF (Band pass filter) unit, the IC-R9500 uses stable mechanical relays and large inductors instead of switching diodes and small coils which can cause distortion. This combination reduces distortions at the primary stage of signal processing. The R9500 features an Oven Control Crystal Oscillator to achieve impressive ±0.05ppm frequency stability.
The IC-R9500 incorporates two independent, 32-bit floating point DSP units, one for receiver and the other for the spectrum scope. By having two independent DSP units, the radio will respond to operator changes in an instant, as each DSP unit has a dedicated function.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 6m 2m 1.25m 70cm 33cm 23cm 10m 4m 2000m 13cm
- Frequency stability
- ± 0.05 p.p.m.
- Tuning steps
- 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps
- Memories
- 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Receiver
- RX-range
- 0.005-3335 MHz
- Modulations
- AM AM-sync FM W-FM CW USB LSB FSK P25
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV - Selectivity
- AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2 - Filters
- 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz
- Receiver system
- DSP
- IF-frequencies
- ?
- Image rejection
- 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB
- Audio output
- internal speaker
Connections
- Antenna
- SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip)
- Impedance
- 50Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- Mains
- Current drain RX
- 100 VA max
- TX
- -
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 424 × 149 × 340 mm (16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
- Weight
- 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
- Form factor
- Base Station
- Manufactured
- Between 2006 and 201x in Japan
Other features
- Usage
- Amateur / Ham radio operators
- Features + options
- Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 3230
- MPN
- ICOM-IC-R009500
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
- Icom IC-R9500 Instruction manual PDF - 12.44 MB, submitted by RigReference
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New and second-hand prices
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Based on historic data, today's second-hand price of the ICOM IC-R9500 is around:
- USD 12891.00 ~ USD 11936.00
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