

Rear AUX Jack can be used to feed Unfiltered Audio into a HostĬomputer for Other External Decoding / Programs (See Con) Keypad tactile decent and can be backlit if desired (see Con) Standard CTCSS / DCS / Voice Squelch Built in Excellent "NR" Noise Reduction Feature (see text) Recording) / Up to a 120 minute Sleep Timer One Event timer (also can be used for timed SD card One quality setting provided (can be toggled with the squelch) (See Con) Built in SD Card Audio Recorder that works well even if only 2000 Total Memory Channels (40 Banks / 50 Channels Per Bank) Two Search Modes (Between VFO A to B and 40 Very handy 24 hour clock with seconds (always displayed) Provided LCD even if small, has an excellent LED backlightĪnd the single step dimmer is at a perfect level for most indoor Excellent "Bar Graph" S-Meter that also gives a very useful
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2 VFO's plus one called Z which is also used for tuning memoryĬhannels (just hit ENT when on a Memory Chanel) FM Broadcast has 100 and 200 kHz bandwidth settings Superb HF audio "voice" recovery (see Con)
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Mode (Turns the Squelch Control into a manual RF Gain Control) Excellent performing 3 setting AGC on HF that also includes a Comparable to most other Communications Receiver / Scanners Excellent sensitivity across it's tested frequency Modes used By Public Service Communications and Amateur Radio Decodes Most (but not all) of the most Popular Digital Voice Small Solid Attractive "White" metal cabinet with To 18 MHz (is not another one of the so called superhet SDR sets).Ībove 18 MHz is a Hybrid SDR design just like with the Icom IC-R8600 A True "Software Defined - Direct Sampling" Comet H-422 Dipole (24 ft height - Straight Configuration) RF Systems MLBA-MK2 long wire (55 ft length - 24 ft height at peak) Comet DS150S Discone Antenna (30 ft height, 100 feet RG-8 coax) Sample 2 : v1903A, v1812A, v1805A (v1805A was clearly the most stable Number # 2 Test Sample February 2019 (PC Board Rev 2) : 0956019x Number # 1 Test Sample February 2018 (PC Board Rev 2) : 0956017x Included SWITCHING power supply (SRP1201500P, Note : We will be looking at this receiver more on the "Short Wave" HF

Made in this report to the Icom IC-R8600 (our Review : AOR AR-DV1 "Digital Voice Receiver". WARNING : See USB Port failing issue text at the bottom of the review, (has effected MANY later samples). Near no difference between them in our "Hands On" testing. Except for theįrequency display being much improved with sample # 2 (with it being Samples were tested for this report (12 months apart). Pudding with it's mediocre "MW / SW" RF performance in our testing.

Receiver for the ICOM IC-R8600 to cover the digital voice modes it The very unique AOR AR-DV1 "Digital Voice
