Icom IC-R8500 instruction manual Specifications, General, Receiver

14 SPECIFICATIONS

■General

• Frequency coverage	:	Version			Frequency Coverage (MHz)
		U.S.A.		0.10000 –	823.99999
			849.00001–		868.99999	894.00001–	1999.99999*
		Europe		0.10000– 1999.99999*
		France		0.10000–	87.50000	108.00000–	1999.99999*
		*Specifications guaranteed 0.1–1000 MHz and 1240–1300 MHz
• Mode	: FM (normal/narrow), AM (wide/normal/narrow), SSB (USB/LSB) CW (normal/narrow*), WFM
	*Optional FL-52A is required.
• Number of memory channels	: 1000 (plus 20 scan edges and 1 priority channel)
• Antenna connector	: Below 30 MHz			SO-239 (50 Ω )/Phono (500 Ω )
	Above 30 MHz			Type-N (50 Ω )
• Usable temperature range	: –10°C to +50°C (+14°F to +122°F)
• Frequency stability	: Below 30 MHz			±100 Hz (±20 Hz*)
	Above 30 MHz			± 0.0003 % (±0.00006%*)

*When an optional CR-293 is installed.

•Power supply requirement

•Current drain (at 13.8 V DC)

•Dimensions (projections not included)

•Weight

•Intermediate frequencies

■Receiver

•Receive system

•Sensitivity

• Squelch sensitivity

: 13.8 V DC ±15% (negative ground)

117 V AC (U.S.A. version with supplied AD-55A)

230 or 240 V AC (other versions with the optional AD-55/V)

: Standby 1.8 A Max. audio 2.0 A

:287(W) ⋅ 112(H) ⋅ 309(D) mm; 115⁄16(W) ⋅ 413⁄32(H) ⋅ 123⁄16(D) in

:7.0 kg (15.4 lb)

:

Frequency band

1st

2nd

3rd*

Unit: MHz

0.1–

29.99999

48.8

10.7

0.455

30.0–

499.99999

778.7

10.7

0.455

500.0– 1024.99999

266.7

10.7

0.455

1025.0– 1999.99999

Utilizes converter method:

Local freq.: 500, 1000 or 1010 MHz

*Except WFM.

: Superheterodyne

:

Frequency band (MHz)

SSB/CW

AM

AM-N

AM-W

FM

WFM

0.1–0.49999

1.0 µV

6.3 µV

—

—

—

—

0.5–1.79999

2.0 µV

13.0 µV

—

—

—

—

1.8–1.99999

0.25 µV

3.2 µV

2.5 µV

—

—

—

2.0–27.99999

0.2 µV

2.5 µV

2.0 µV

—

—

—

28.0–29.99999

0.2 µV

2.5 µV

2.0 µV

—

0.5 µV

—

30.0–999.99999

0.32 µV

2.5 µV

2.0 µV

3.2 µV

0.5 µV

1.4 µV

1240.0–1300.00000

0.32 µV

2.5 µV

2.0 µV

3.2 µV

0.5 µV

2.0 µV

:

Frequency band

SSB/CW/AM-N

AM/AM-W

FM

WFM

(MHz)

threshold

tight

threshold

tight

threshold

tight

threshold

tight

1.8–29.99999

10 µV

320 mV

0.5 µV

320 mV

0.5 µV*

320 mV*

—

—

30–1000

4.5 µV

320 mV

0.4 µV

320 mV

0.4 µV

320 mV

4.5 µV

320 mV

1240–1300

*FM mode can only be used above 28 MHz.

• Selectivity	: WFM	More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
	FM/AM-W	More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
	FM-N/AM	More than 5.5 kHz/–6 dB
	AM-N/SSB/CW	More than 2.2 kHz/–6 dB
	CW narrow*	More than 500 Hz/–6 dB
	*Optional FL-52A is required.
• Spurious and image rejection ratio	: Below 30 MHz	More than 60 dB
	30–1000 MHz	50 dB (typical)
	1240–1300 MHz
• Audio output power	: More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load
• IF shift variable range	: More than ±1.2 kHz
• External speaker connector	: 2-conductor 3.5 mm (1⁄8")/4–8 Ω

All specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

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