Operating the radio can be learned very quickly. Great display dominate the front display.

With pressure function, a handy tuning knob made from aluminum and a Newer Icom models and it has a clear display. The front is made of solid plastic as is the case with all

But still, the IC-R8600 is solidly built and less heavy.Īs the previous models, the case is made of aluminum injection It isĬlear that SDR-technology requires less space than the old, analogue When I unpacked the radio, I was surprised at how compact it was.Ĭompared to its previous model IC-R8500, it was almost tiny. The internet and so I was one of first people in Europe who owned an That did not bother me because I mainly use the It was the Japanese version, of course, with someįrequencies blocked. On eBay, IĬame across the offer of a reputable Japanese dealer who advertised I decided to import the IC-R8600 directly from Japan. The radio were mentioned that could not be believed because they It was said that the IC-R8600 would be introducedĪt the Hamradio fair in Friedrichshafen in July 2017. It was obvious, of course, that the rumor mill Not clear when the radio would be available in Europe. Late March 2017, all of the sudden there were videos on YouTube On the web page of IcomĮurope and Icom USA only advance information was available. Translation!- that the IC-R8600 would be introduced in early AprilĢ017 but not everywhere, only in Japan. It said on the Japanese ICOM webpage -thank you Google for the Time passed by and it was already the end of the year and no dealerĬould say when the R8600 would be launched in Europe. Lots of room for speculation as the internet forums showed. Radio would be on the market and how much it would be.

Of course, everybody wanted to know when the The news of the new IC-R8600Ĭaused a real hype. Well, that was wrongĪs we found out pleasantly surprised. Would be the last receivers produced by Icom. That was a big and definitively positive surprise!Įverybody had been under the impression that the IC-R75 and IC-R8500 Manufacturers of ham radio products introduced the SDR-receiver Icom 2016, the ICOM Company as the first of the big and well-known

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