{"id":20706,"date":"2016-08-20T07:16:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T11:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=20706"},"modified":"2016-08-20T07:16:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T11:16:17","slug":"icoms-announcement-includes-two-new-receivers-the-ic-r8600-and-ic-r30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/icoms-announcement-includes-two-new-receivers-the-ic-r8600-and-ic-r30\/","title":{"rendered":"Icom’s announcement includes two new receivers: the IC-R8600 and IC-R30"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The IC-R8600 (Photo source: QRZ Now)<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO)<\/a>, who shares the following info about Icom’s announcements at the Tokyo Ham Fair:<\/p>\n

Well the cat is now really out of the bag now !!\u00a0Icom announced 2 new RECEIVERS at the Tokyo 2016 JARL Ham Fair.<\/p>\n

We can almost say for certain that the new IC-R8600 is a SDR based design.<\/p>\n

[…]The new IC-R30 handheld probably is SDR too, but not sure yet. Pretty large bugger (no real good picture as of of me typing this). Will it be able to do at least P25 Phase one?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll admit it: I was a little surprised\u00a0to hear that Icom had announced new receivers. I’m happy to see that it’s an IC-R8500<\/a> replacement\/update. I love the touch screen color display.<\/p>\n

I also very much like the idea of a handheld wideband–possible SDR–receiver. \u00a0I did a little extra digging and found the most concrete details about the new models on Icom UK’s website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

After an online teaser campaign featuring silhouettes of mystery radio models, the secret is out and Icom Inc. has shown the very first samples of the IC-7610, IC-R8600, IC-R30<\/strong> and ID-51 PLUS2<\/strong> to the public at the Tokyo Ham Fair 2016 (August 20-21, 2016). Details are relatively scarce but here are the basic details we have so far on these models.<\/p>\n

\"The

The new IC-7610 (Photo: Icom UK)<\/p><\/div>\n

IC-7610 HF\/50MHz Transceiver (Base Station)<\/strong>
\nThe IC-7610 is the successor to the IC-7600 and will be a dual-watch capable HF+50MHz 100W base station with built-in antenna tuner. The LCD will be touch screen and you will be able to connect an external display.<\/p>\n

IC-R8600 Wideband Receiver (Base Station)<\/strong>
\nThe IC-R8600 replaces the IC-R8500 wideband receiver and will feature the technology incorporated into Icom\u2019s best selling IC-7300. The IC-R8600 will be able to receive a wide frequency range from 0.01-3000MHz frequency in analogue and various digital modes (D-STAR, P25, NXDN and dPMR). The IC-R8600 will feature a larger 4.3 inch touch screen display which will feature fast moving spectrum scope and waterfall display.<\/p>\n

IC-R30 Communications Receiver (Handheld)<\/strong>
\nThe IC-R30 is the successor to the popular IC-R20 compact handheld receiver. The IC-R30 can listen to two signals under certain conditions (analogue + analogue or analogue + digital). The IC-R30 will be able to decode D-STAR, P25, NXDN and dPMR digital (conventional) modes.<\/p>\n

ID-51 PLUS2 Dual Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver (Handheld)<\/strong>
\nThe ID-51 PLUS2 handportable is a special edition model which will come in several colours\/patterns. The new \u2018Terminal Mode\u2019 and \u2018Access Point Modes\u2019 enable you to make D-STAR calls through the Internet, even from areas where no D-STAR repeater is accessible.<\/p>\n

More details will be available nearer to each product’s launch. There are currently no details about pricing and availability.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to this website and our social media pages for further announcements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can’t wait to learn what the price point will be for the IC-R8600. I\u00a0hope it’s at least in-line with the IC-7300 or (its predecessor) the IC-R8500. I also hope that, perhaps, the new IC-R30 will have full-mode HF capabilities.<\/p>\n

We’ll post news about these new rigs as it becomes available–so will Dave Zantow<\/a>. Stay tuned!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO), who shares the following info about Icom’s announcements at the Tokyo Ham Fair: Well the cat is now really out of the bag now !!\u00a0Icom announced 2 new RECEIVERS at the Tokyo 2016 JARL Ham Fair. We can almost say for certain that the new IC-R8600 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,836,3,26,43,158],"tags":[2584,5373,5375,5374,2884,5377,5378,5376],"class_list":["post-20706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-new-products","category-news","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","category-software-defined-radio","tag-dave-zantow-n9ewo","tag-ic-7610","tag-ic-r30","tag-ic-r8600","tag-icom","tag-icom-ic-r30","tag-icom-ic-r8600","tag-id-51-plus2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5nY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29291,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/dave-notes-black-friday-deals-on-the-icom-ic-r8600-and-ic-7300\/","url_meta":{"origin":20706,"position":0},"title":"Dave notes “Black Friday” deals on the Icom IC-R8600 and IC-7300","author":"Thomas","date":"November 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO), who notes that Ham Radio Outlet has a \"Back Friday\" special on both the Icom IC-7300 transceiver ($999.95 with shipping after rebate) and the IC-R8600 wideband receiver ($2,299.95 with shipping). 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