The IC-728, a compact HF transceiver, covers all 9 amateur-radio bands from 160 to 10 meters with up to 100 Watt output power. Triple conversion receiver, 10 Hz display and tuning step, RF preamplifier and attenuator, passband tuning control (PBT), Noise Blanker, RIT, CW break-in, speech compressor, split frequency and cross mode operations, analog S/RF meter, 26 memories, three types of scanning. Ideated in Japan, year of introduction 1992.
Reference market : amateur-radio
IC-728 specifications
General |
Frequency coverage | |
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Receive | 0.5000 ~ 30.0000 MHz |
Transmit | 1.8000 ~ 1.9999 MHz
3.5000 ~ 4.0000 MHz 7.0000 ~ 7.3000 MHz 10.1000 ~ 10.1500 MHz 14.0000 ~ 14.3500 MHz 18.0680 ~ 18.1680 MHz 21.0000 ~ 21.4500 MHz 24.8900 ~ 24.9900 MHz 28.0000 ~ 28.7000 MHz |
Mode | |
CW / LSB / USB / AM [1] / FM [2] | |
Tuning step | |
10 / 20 / 50 Hz / 1 kHz
1 MHz |
Receiver |
Sensitivity | |
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CW / SSB | <0.16 uV (1.8~30 MHz, 10dB S/N, pre ON) |
AM | <13.0 uV (0.5~1.8 MHz, 10dB S/N)
<2.0 uV (1.8~30 MHz, 10dB S/N, pre ON) |
FM | <0.5 uV (28~30 MHz, 12 dB SINAD, pre ON) |
Selectivity | |
CW-N [3] | 250 Hz (-6dB) |
CW-N [4] | 500 Hz (-6dB) |
CW / SSB | >2.1 KHz (-6dB)
<4.0 KHz (-60dB) |
AM | >6.0 KHz (-6dB)
<20.0 KHz (-40dB) |
FM | >12.0 KHz (-6dB)
<30.0 KHz (-50dB) |
RF preamplifier | |
~10 dB | |
RF attenuator | |
20 dB | |
Spurious rejection | |
>70 dB | |
PBT (Passband Tuning) | |
Yes | |
NB (Noise Blanker) | |
Yes | |
RIT (Receiver Incremental Tuning) | |
±1.2 kHz (10 Hz steps) | |
Frequency stability | |
±200 Hz from 1' to 60' after power on.
±30 Hz/hr with temperature +25°C after 60' power on. ±350 Hz with temperature from 0°C to +50°C. ±0.5 ppm with temperature from -30°C to +60°C [5] |
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IF (Intermediate Frequency) | |
1° | 70.4500 MHz (AM / FM)
70.4506 MHz (CW) 70.4515 MHz (SSB) |
2° | 9.0100 MHz (AM / FM)
9.0106 MHz (CW) 9.0115 MHz (SSB) |
3° | 455 kHz (FM) |
Transmitter |
Output power | |
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CW / SSB / FM | 10 ~ 100 W |
AM | 10 ~ 40 W |
Spurious emission | |
<-50 dBc | |
Carrier suppression (SSB) | |
>40 dB | |
Unwanted sideband suppression (SSB) | |
>50 dB | |
Microphone | |
600Ω | |
CW features | |
Semi break-in |
Features |
Memory | |
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22 regular memories
2 split memories 2 for scan edge 2 VFO |
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Display | |
10 Hz frequency resolution | |
Selective calling | |
CTCSS [6] | |
Antenna | |
SO239 50Ω | |
Power supply | |
13.8 VDC (±15%) | |
Power consumption | |
1.3A RX (squelched)
1.6A RX (max audio) 20A TX (max RF power) |
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Audio power | |
2.6W on 8Ω | |
Audio output | |
Jack 6.35 mm (headphone)
Jack 3.5 mm (4~16Ω external speaker) |
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Connections | |
Jack 8-pin (mic)
Jack 3.5 mm (CI-V / PC) Jack 6.35 mm (CW key) RCA (SEND control) RCA (ALC input) 4-pin strip (AH3 or AT-160 antenna tuner) 7-pin DIN (ACC2) 8-pin DIN (ACC1) |
Mechanical and environmental data |
Operating temperature | |
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from -10°C to +60°C | |
Dimensions | |
241 (W) x 94 (H) x 239 (D) mm, projections not included | |
Weight | |
4.6 kg |
- Optional UI-7 AM/FM unit is required for AM transmit.
- Optional UI-7 AM/FM unit is required for FM transmit and receive.
- With optional FL-101 filter.
- With optional FL-100 filter.
- With optional CR-64 high-stability crystal unit.
- With optional UT-30 programmable tone encoder unit.
Updated | Complete | UK - NORTHERN IRELAND
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IC-728 price
We have collected for your convenience the ICOM IC728 sale price (Euro) and its trend over time. Useful to guarantee a cheaper purchase of this radio and to put it for sale in the second-hand market. Of course offers, accessories, warranty terms and conditions can lead to different figures.
Price | Date | Condition |
EUR 259.95 (275USD) |
2022-may |
Second Hand In nice shape. Comes with a microphone, power cord, manual and brochure, box |
EUR 394.00 (339GBP) |
2021-apr |
Second Hand In good condition |
EUR 278.90 (369USD) |
2009-may |
Second Hand The cabinet is in good condition. Comes with the UI-7 AM/FM board and FL-101 CW filter installed |
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