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Receivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Icom IC-R70
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
200€
Theoretical estimate
170€
Minimum
230€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- HF receiver
- Frequency range
- 0.1-30 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 10 / 100 Hz, 1 KHz
- Frequency stability
- Less than 50 Hz after 1 hr warmup @ stable surrounding temperature Less than 500 Hz after 1 hr warmup @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F)
- Mode
- AM / SSB / CW / RTTY (FM option)
- Channels / memory management
- No
- Power supply
- Mains: 100/117/200/220/235 VAC ±10% (3-pin IEC C14 connector) or 12-14 VDC with CK-70 option
- Current drain / power consumption
- Max 30 VA
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / SO-239 Hi-Z / RCA/Phono (0.1-1.6 MHz)
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 286*111*276 mm (11.25*4.37*10.87")
- Weight
- 7.4 Kg (16.31 lb)
- Other features
- NB. Passband tuning. Notch filter. Dimmer. RIT. Tone control. 1st IF output jack. Converter input jack. Attenuator.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Quadruple conversion superheterodyne (AM/SSB/CW/RTTY) 1st IF: 70.45 MHz 2nd IF: 9.01 MHz 3rd IF: 455 KHz 4th IF: 9.01 MHz Triple conversion superheterodyne (FM) 1st IF: 70.45 MHz 2nd IF: 9.01 MHz 3rd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S+N/N) 0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 uV 1.6-30 MHz: 0.5 uV FM (12 dB SINAD), with FM option 1.6-30 MHz: 0.3 uV SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N) 0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 uV 1.6-30 MHz: 0.15 uV
- Selectivity
- AM 6 KHz (-6 dB) 18 KHz (-60 dB) FM 15 KHz (-6 dB) 25 KHz (-60 dB), with FM option SSB/CW/RTTY 2.3 KHz (-6 dB) 4.2 KHz (-60 dB) CW-N/RTTY-N 500 Hz (-6 dB) 1.5 KHz (-60 dB)
- AF output power / speaker
- 2 W at ?% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- TS "Minijack" (3.5 mm), 8 ohm
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