In its design decisions with the 8600, ICOM clearly intended to hit it out of the park, taking a huge step from the 8500.
The R75 as everyone knows established a reputation as an excellent receiver that delivered bang for the buck, including for example 1hz readout and extreme stability. My experience with ICOM includes owning a IC-R71A and R72, both of which I found to be strong performers, as well as a IC-R75. I have been primarily a hardcore DX’er and SWL and avoided purchasing wideband receivers, including the predecessor IC-R8500, because they were limited in areas such as selectivity.
When ICOM rolled out its new wideband receiver, the IC-R8600, I immediately took an interest in it. ICOM’s IC-R8600: Can this mega-radio stay in the ring with big gun “legacy” receivers when it comes to shortwave band reception? Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following guest post:
