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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Icom IC-729
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
336€
Theoretical estimate
285€
Minimum
386€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF/VHF transceiver
- Frequency range
- TX: 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz RX: 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 10 / 20 / 50 Hz, 1 KHz, 1 MHz
- Frequency stability
- Less than ±350 Hz @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F)
- Mode
- AM / FM / SSB / CW
- Channels / memory management
- 22 regular 2 split 2 scan edge RAM storage with lithium battery backup
- Repeater shift / offset
- No dedicated, use VFO A/B split instead
- Power supply
- 13.8 VDC ±15%
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 1.3 to 1.6 A TX: Max 20 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 241*94*239 mm (9.5*3.7*9.4")
- Weight
- 4.9 Kg (10.8 lb)
- Other features
- NB. PBT. CI-V computer control.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Triple conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 70.45 MHz 2nd IF: 9.01 MHz 3rd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S/N) 0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV 50-54 MHz: 2 uV FM (12 dB SINAD), with UI-7 option 28-29.7 MHz: 0.5 uV 50-54 MHz: 0.3 uV SSB/CW (10 dB S/N) 1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 uV 50-54 MHz: 0.13 uV
- Selectivity
- AM 6 KHz (-6 dB) 20 KHz (-40 dB) FM 12 KHz (-6 dB) 30 KHz (-50 dB) SSB 2.1 KHz (-6 dB) 4 KHz (-60 dB)
- AF output power / speaker
- 2.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm, 8 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- HF: Better than -50 dB 6 m: Better than -60 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 600 ohm / 8-pin (Metal locking ring connector)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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