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IC-R8500 Receiver

Another HF/VHF/UHF receiver/scanner from Icom, this is the latest and greatest. It can tune AM/AM-N/AM-W/FM/FM-N/WFM/SSB/CW from 0.1-2000 MHz. The HF sensitivity is amazing, so small antennas work without an outboard preamp. The R-8500 is a great receiver and worth the relatively high price.

 Icom R8500 receiver

Good points: high sensitivity, good selectivity on SSB/CW and narrow FM, no birdies, no overload suffering, three antenna connectors on the back, very simple to use, good IF shift, very low frequency image level.
Bad points: poor selectivity on wide FM (230 kHz, not suitable for FM and TV DX), no miraculous noise blanker, no VFO but memories as VFO, low deflection of the S-meter.

You can download the user manual for the R8500 here.

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