The IC-7600 Page

by Adam Farson, VA7OJ/AB4OJ

Hot News! The IC-7600 received FCC certification on February 9, 2009. FCC ID: AFJ307300 (link below). Now at US dealers.

IC-7600 at Tokyo HamFair 2008. Photo: M. Myoga, JS1LQI.

Once again, we are honored and excited to present a new Icom HF/6m transceiver.

The above photo illustrates the IC-7600 as presented at Tokyo HamFair 2008. The IC-7600 is a 100W-class HF/6m HF transceiver, utilizing Icom's well-known and proven IF-DSP architecture and feature set. Note the large TFT display screen. More information will be provided here as it becomes available.

The IC-7600 received FCC certification on February 9, 2009. FCC ID: AFJ307300.

IC-7600 rear panel. Photo: N. Oba, JA7UDE.

In the photo below, it will be noted that the elimination of the moving-coil meter has freed up sufficient front-panel space to accommodate the IC-7600's larger TFT display.

IC-7600 and IC-756Pro3 front panels compared. Photos: L. Gentili, IØGEJ.

IC-7600 and IC-7700 in my station (March 2009).

Salient Points:

• 13.8V, 100W-class HF/6m transceiver

• 4-pin DC power connector on rear panel

• 3 roofing filters: 15, 6 and 3 kHz

• Dual Watch*

• +30 dBm IP3

• PIN Diode switched RF bandpass filters, common to RX and TX

• Single USB port on front (USB thumb drive/keyboard, TBD)

• Single USB port on rear (Rig Control)

• RTTY/PSK31 Encode/decode

• APF/TPF (CW Audio Peak Filter/RTTY Twin Peak Filter)

• Separate RX-OUT and RX-IN antenna ports

• allowing connection of external preselectors, multicouplers etc.

• Transverter port

• Preamps 1 and 2 usable when in transverter mode, unlike IC-756Pro series
• Transverter output range: -15 ~ -1.5 dBm
• Frequency display offset configurable via menu

• Audio controls similar to IC-7700

• TBW
• TX/RX audio controls
• Compression adjustable via menu

• Spectrum Scope features identical to IC-7700

• DSP Noise Blanker similar to IC-7700

• AM/CW auto tune

• IF filters and Twin PBT fully adjustable in AM mode

• No sensitivity degradation below 1.6 MHz

  • Preamps 1 & 2 also usable below 1.6 MHz

• Improved PA temperature monitoring
  • Temperature gauge displayed with Multi-Function Meter
  • Initially reduces P_o by 3 dB
  • Then inhibits transmit
  • Normal operation restored on cool-down

• Items not fitted:

• Digi-Sel

*Performance in DW reduced due to RF BPF bandwidth if signals are on different bands

Links:

My IC-7600 User Review and Test Report (PDF)

My friend Matt KK5DR's IC-7600 User Review (PDF) and  comments on CW operation

Full USB control of the IC-7600 with Ham Radio Deluxe (ver. 4 & 5) by Matt KK5DR

George K5JZ's IC-7600 User Review

Don AA5AU's IC-7600 Page and  E4X with the IC-7600's 200 Hz RTTY filter

IC-7600 FCC Certification. Enter Grantee Code: AFJ and Product Code: 307300

IC-7600 compared to other Icom HF radios

AGC in the IC-756Pro3, IC-7600, IC-7700 and IC-7800

AGC and Noise Blanker in an IF-DSP Receiver

IC-7600 Noise Blanker Demo: WWV with severe impulse noise. NB off  NB on

IC-7600 APF Demo

IC-7600 Demos by VA7OJ at Dayton 2009:   Demo 1    Demo 2  (YouTube Video by Isiah Gates)

IC-7600 CW Filter Demo (YouTube video by IK1LBO)

The IC-7700 Spectrum Scope: RBW & Grass Levels (also applicable to the IC-7600)

Yahoo! IC-7600 Group

Tokyo Hamfair 2008

CQ Ham Radio 1/2009 IC-7600 Announcement (in English)

Icom Japan IC-7600 Press Release (in English) 

Icom Japan IC-7600 Page (in English)

Icom America IC-7600 Page & Brochure

Japanese-English Translation Tool

IC-7600 Firmware Update (v1.02)

• Improved DSP filter shape selection function to work correctly when changing the operation mode.

• Improved audio level in the TX monitor.

Note on USB Memory Drives - removing proprietary formatting

IC-7600 USB Driver (v1.00)

Driver information for Silicon Labs USB/UART Bridge (Windows, Mac, Linux)

TI PCM2901 USB Codec information

Text copyright © 2008 A. Farson VA7OJ/AB4OJ. Image copyright rests with respective authors. All rights reserved.

Last updated: 08/29/2010