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Receivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Icom IC-R8600
Confidence score: 96%
Estimated value
1485€
Theoretical estimate
1423€
Minimum
1547€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- HF/VHF/UHF receiver/scanner
- Frequency range
- 0.01-3000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
- Tuning steps
- Down to 1 Hz
- Frequency stability
- Less than 0.5 ppm @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F)
- Channels / memory management
- 2000 regular with alpha tags (10 characters) 50 scan edge pairs 200 Auto memory write 100 scan skip Non-volatile EEPROM storage
- Power supply
- 13.8 VDC ±15% (3-pin connector and female barrel jack) ML414H Li-Ion battery for short time clock backup
- Current drain / power consumption
- 1.8-2 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / N-jack (Ant1) 50 ohm / SO-239 (Ant2) 500 ohm / Phono/RCA (Ant3)
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 220*90*230 mm (8.66*3.54*9.05")
- Weight
- 4.3 Kg (9.5 lb)
- Other features
- 4.3" touch screen color display with spectrum scope and waterfall. SDR with I/Q output. 10.7 MHz IF output. LAN jack. USB port. CI-V port. SD-card slot. 11 HF and 13 VHF/UHF bandpass filters. RTTY decoder. CTCSS/PL and DTCS with tone scan. Clock. 12 KHz IF output for external DRM decoder.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Direct sampling (0.01-30 MHz) Double conversion superheterodyne (30-1100 MHz) Triple conversion superheterodyne (1100-3000 MHz) IF matrix
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S/N. BW=6 KHz. Preamp on) 0.1-1.8 MHz: 16 dBu (4.89 uV) 1.8-30 MHz: 8 dBu (1.95 uV) 30-1100 MHz: 15 dBu (4.35 uV) 1100-2000 MHz: 15 dBu (4.35 uV) 2000-3000 MHz: 15 dBu (4.35 uV) FM (12 dB SINAD. BW=15 KHz. Preamp on) 28-30 MHz: -6 dBu (0.39 uV) 30-1100 MHz: -6 dBu (0.39 uV) 1100-2000 MHz: -6 dBu (0.39 uV) 2000-3000 MHz: -4 dBu (0.49 uV) WFM (12 dB SINAD. BW 180 KHz. Preamp on) 30-1100 MHz: 3 dBu (1.1 uV) 1100-2000 MHz: 3 dBu (1.1 uV) 2000-3000 MHz: 5 dBu (1.4 uV) SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N. BW SSB/FSK=2.4 KHz, CW=500 Hz. Preamp on) 0.1-1.8 MHz: -6 dBu (0.39 uV) 1.8-30 MHz: -14 dBu (0.15 uV) 30-1100 MHz: -10 dBu (0.24 uV) 1100-2000 MHz: -10 dBu (0.24 uV) 2000-3000 MHz: -8 dBu (0.31 uV) DV: D-Star/NXDN/dPMR/DCR (1% BER. Preamp on) 28-1100 MHz: -2 dBu (0.62 uV) 1100-2000 MHz: -2 dBu (0.62 uV) 2000-3000 MHz: 0 dBu (0.77 uV) DV: Apco P25 (5% BER. Preamp on) 28-1100 MHz: -5 dBu (0.44 uV) 1100-2000 MHz: -5 dBu (0.44 uV) 2000-3000 MHz: -3 dBu (0.55 uV)
- Selectivity
- AM (BW=6 KHz) 6 KHz (-3 dB) 15 KHz (-60 dB) FM (BW=15 KHz) 12 KHz (-6 dB) 25 KHz (-60 dB) WFM 180 KHz (-6 dB) SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 KHz) 2.4 KHz (-3 dB) 3.6 KHz (-60 dB) CW (BW=500 Hz) 500 Hz (-3 dB) 700 Hz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 0.1-30 MHz: 70 dB 30-1100 MHz: 50 dB 1100-2500 MHz: 40 dB 2500-3000 MHz: 40 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- TS "Minijack" (3.5 mm), 8 ohm
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