![]() Excellent ergonomics that includes a logical menu system. 1000+ memory channels that also allow a 10 character alpha tag (eachĬhannel), excellent easy entering and editing of these memory channels Multi mode integrated “off the air” digital audio recorder thatĪllows different 5 quality settings (using internal “Compact Flash” or Very good tuning knob that includes a moving spinner and a “click” mode for tuning steps. Excellent audio recovery and quality and that includes separate Bass and Treble controls (see con). #IC R8500 PRICE MANUAL#Auto notch (ANF), and dual manual notch work extremely well. Excellent front end filtering / spurious signal rejection. Very good AGC that includes 3 adjustable presets that can be further tweaked by an additional front panel knob. Twin passband tuning (PBT) work decently on all modes. Filter shape factor adjustment on SSB and CW modes. Top drawer DSP bandwidths that include 3 presets and 4 roofing filter selections (up to 10 kHz on AM mode). Excellent sensitivity with it's two available pre-amp(s) engaged. #IC R8500 PRICE TV#Super large 7 inch TFT LCD that gives for many different screen options and displays, even includes a screen saver.Įxternal computer monitor connection, alternatively can supply aĬomposite “video out” to a TV (video composite output not on USA Is a recording I made of this IC-R9500 "buzzy" gremlin on the test That the all tests made in this report were with early firmware 1.03Īnd are unable to say if any of the bugs were corrected ? Testing and never returned again (Firmware 1.03). Switching the set off and then immediately back on, the problemĬleared up totally. Nasty “buzzy” distorted audio in all modes. Limited to the HF part of the spectrum below 30 MHz.)ĭuring the testing period, after a 12 hour timeįrame being continuously powered on, our test sample exhibited A borrowed sample was used for this test, īeats it out easy in our view (overall) and with much less heat (see my IC-R8600 review here) However, even at this price point it has it's share of bugs (firmwareġ.03) that sets it further behind the WJ-8711A. Mud HF signals (was close), but is very respectable. In our testing it did not beat out the WJ-8711A with down in the
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