ICOM 736 REVIEW BY JIM, NOUQZ

THIS IS THE RADIO I USE TO CALL THE 6 METER TUESDAY NIGHT NET. AS YOU NOTICE ITS EVEN ON THE RIGHT FREQUENCY. 
PHOTO BY JIM, N0UQZ WITH HP CAMERA.

REVIEW RATING 1 LOWEST 10 HIGHEST IN RED.

COMMENTS ARE ALSO IN RED

DOZENS OF HAMS HAVE BEEN TO MY SHACK AND USED THIS RIG AND I HAVE NEVER HAD EVEN 1 NEGATIVE COMMENT ABOUT THIS RIG.
IC-736 - HF/6m Base Transceiver    SPECIFICATIONS FROM ICOM.
Detailed Specifications

GENERAL

bulletFrequency Coverage:
Receive:
500 kHz - 29.995
50 MHz - 54 MHz
Transmit:
1.800 - 1.99999 MHz
3.500 - 4.000 MHz
7.000 - 7.300 MHz
10.100 - 10.150 MHz
14.000 - 14.350 MHz
18.068 - 18.168 MHz
21.000 - 21.450 MHz
24.890 - 24.990 MHz
28.000 - 29.700 MHz
50.000 - 54.000 MHz
bulletMode: SSB, CW, AM, FM
bulletNumber of memory channels: 101 (89 regular, 10 split, 2 scan edges)
bulletAntenna impedance: 50 ohms nominal
bulletUsable Temperature Range: -10°C to +60°C; +14°F to +140°F
bulletFrequency stability: Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C; +77°F. Temperature fluctuations (0°C to +50°C; +32°F to +122°F) less than ±350 Hz.
bulletPower Supply Requirement: 120 V type 85 - 135 V AC; 230 V type 187 - 265 V AC THIS IS A GREAT FEATURE HAVING THE POWER SUPPLY BUILT IN. RATED 10
bulletPower consumption:
Transmit: max. power 500 VA
Receive: squelched = 75 VA; max. audio = 80 V
bulletDimensions: 330(W) x 111(H) x 285(D) mm, 13.0(W) x 4.4(H) x 11.2(D) in (projections not included)
bulletWeight: 10.5 kg; 23.1 lb.

Transmitter

bulletOutput power:
SSB, CW, FM: 5 - 100 W continuously adjustable
AM: 4 - 40 W continuously adjustable
bulletSpurious emissions: Less than -50 dB (HF bands); Less than -60 dB (50 MHz dB)
bulletCarrier suppression: More than 40 dB
bulletUnwanted sideband: More than 50 dB
bulletMicrophone impedance: 600 ohms

Receiver

bulletReceive system: Triple-conversion superheterodyne
bulletIntermediate frequencies:
Mode 1st 2nd 3rd
SSB, FM 69.0115 MHz 9.0115 MHz 455 kHz
CW 69.0106 MHz 9.0106 MHz 455 kHz
AM 69.0100 MHz 9.0100 MHz 455 kHz
bulletSensitivity (pre-amp ON) (1.8 to 30 MHz):
SSB, CW (10 dB S/N): 1.8 - 29.995 MHz Less than 0.15 µV
50 - 54 MHz Less than 0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 0.5 - 1.8 MHz Less than 13.0 µV
1.8 - 29.995 MHz Less than 2.0 µV
50 - 54 MHz Less than 1.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 28 - 29.7 MHz Less than 0.5 µV
50 - 54 MHz Less than 0.3 µV
bulletSquelch sensitivity (pre-amp ON):
SSB - Less than 5.6 µV at threshold
FM - Less than 0.3 µV at threshold
bulletSelectivity:
SSB, CW - More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 4.0 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20.0 kHz/-40 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-50 dB
bulletSpurious and image rejection ratio: More than 70 dB (except IF through in 50 MHz band)
bulletAudio output power: More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load
bulletRIT/DTX variable range: ±9.999 kHz

Antenna Tuner  THIS WAS ONLY THE SECOND RADIO I HAVE HAD WITH A BUILT IN TUNER AND I ENJOY IT.  RATED 10

bulletMatching impedance range: HF bands - 16.7 - 150 ohms unbalanced (Less than VSWR 3:1); 50 MHz bands - 20 - 125 ohms unbalanced (Less than VSWR 2.5:1)
bulletMinimum operating input power: 8 W
bulletInsertion loss (after tuning): Less than 1.0 dB

IC-736 Options

Linear Amplifiers

bulletIC-4KL 1 kW HF LINEAR AMPLIFIER: All solid state linear amplifier. The amplifier/power supply unit and remote control unit are separated.
bulletIC-2KL 500 W HF LINEAR AMPLIFIER: All solid state linear amplifier. The power amplifier unit can be separately set up from the power supply unit.

Automatic Antenna Tuners, Antenna Element and Antenna Selector

bulletIC-AT500 500 W HF AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER: Best match for the IC-736 with the IC-2KL. Includes an automatic antenna selector for 4 separate antennas.
bulletAT-150 100 W HF AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER: Includes an automatic antenna selector for 3 separate antennas.
bulletAH-3 100 W HF AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER: Weather-proof tuner matches the IC-736 to a long wire antenna for outdoor set up.
bulletAH-2b HF ANTENNA ELEMENT: For mobile operation with the AH-3.
bulletEX-627 HF AUTOMATIC ANTENNA SELECTOR: For use when you want to connect more than 2 antennas: provides connections for up to 9 separate antennas.

Internal Units and Filters

bulletUT-30 PROGRAMMABLE TONE ENCODER UNIT: Provides 38 programmable subaudible tones.
bulletCR-282 HIGH-STABILITY CRYSTAL UNIT: Frequency stability: ±0.5 ppm (-30°C to +60°C)
bulletFL-52A/Fl-53A/FL-100/FL-101 CW NARROW FILTERS:
455 kHz: FL-52A (500 Hz/-6 dB); FL-53A (250 Hz/-6 dB)
9.0106 MHz: FL-100 (500 Hz/-6 dB); FL-101 (250 Hz/-6 dB)

External Speakers

bulletIC-SP3 EXTERNAL SPEAKER (8 ohms/4 W) THE BUILT IN SPEAKER IS SO SMOOTH THAT I DO NOT USE MY OPTIONAL SPEAKER. INTERNAL SPEAKER RATED 10
bulletIC SP3 EXTERNAL SPEAKER RATED 10
bulletSP-7 EXTERNAL SPEAKER (8 ohms/5 W)
bulletSP-20 EXTERNAL SPEAKER: High performance speaker including 4 audio filters and a headphone jack. Can be connected to 2 transceivers.(8 ohms/5 W)
bulletSP-21 EXTERNAL SPEAKER: (8 ohms/5 W)

Microphones

bulletSM-6 DESKTOP MICROPHONE
bulletSM-8 DESKTOP MICROPHONE I USE THE SM-8 I THINK THIS IS WHY I GET SO MANY COMMENTS ABOUT HOW GOOD I SOUND. RATED 10.  IS EQUAL IN PERFORMANCE ON THIS RADIO AS THE NEWER ICOM 746.
bulletSM-20 DESKTOP MICROPHONE

Others

bulletCT-16 SATELLITE INTERFACE UNIT: Easy tuning for instant satellite communications.
bulletCT-17 CI-V LEVEL CONVERTER: For remote transceiver control using a personal computer. Equipped with an RS-232C output port.
bulletMB-49 MOBILE MOUNTING BRACKET
IC-736

Quick Specs:

HF base transceiver

RX: 500 kHz-29.995 MHz, 50 MHz-54 MHz

TX: all amateur HF bands + 6 meters

Output power: 100 W (40 W AM)

Modes: CW, SSB, AM, FM

Receiver sensitivity: see the table in the detailed specifications

OVERALL RATING ON THIS RADIO IS A 10.  73 JIM, N0UQZ

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