IC-729

ICOM
IC-729

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The IC-729, a compact HF/50 MHz transceiver, covers all 9 amateur-radio bands from 160 to 10 meters with up to 100 Watt output power and 6 meters band with up to 10 Watt. Triple conversion receiver, 10 Hz display and tuning step, RF preamplifier and attenuator, PBT, Noise Blanker, RIT, CW break-in, speech compressor, split frequency and cross mode operations, analog S/RF meter, 26 memories, band stacking register, three types of scanning. Ideated in Japan, year of introduction 1992.

Reference market : amateur-radio

IC-729 specifications

General

Frequency coverage
Receive	0.5000 ~ 30.0000 MHz 50.0000 ~ 54.0000 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 50.0000 ~ 54.0000 MHz
Mode
CW / LSB / USB / AM / FM
Tuning step
10 / 20 / 50 Hz / 1 kHz 1 MHz

Receiver

Sensitivity
CW / SSB	<0.16 uV (1.8~30 MHz, 10dB S/N, pre ON) <0.13 uV (50~54 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) <2.0 uV (50~54 MHz, 10dB S/N, pre ON)
FM	<0.5 uV (28~30 MHz, 12 dB SINAD, pre ON) <0.3 uV (50~54 MHz, 12 dB SINAD, pre ON)
Selectivity
CW-N [1]	250 Hz (-6dB)
CW-N [2]	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 [3]
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
CW / SSB / FM	10 ~ 100 W (1.8~29.7 MHz) 1 ~ 10 W (50~54 MHz)
AM	10 ~ 40 W (1.8~29.7 MHz) 1 ~ 4 W (50~54 MHz)
Spurious emission
<-50 dBc (1.8~29.7 MHz) <-60 dBc (50~54 MHz)
Carrier suppression (SSB)
>40 dB
Unwanted sideband suppression (SSB)
>50 dB
Microphone
600Ω
CW features
Semi break-in

Features

Memory
22 regular memories 2 split memories 2 for scan edge 2 VFO
Display
10 Hz frequency resolution
Selective calling
CTCSS [4]
Antenna
SO239 50Ω (1.8~29.7 MHz) SO239 50Ω (50~54 MHz)
Power supply
13.8 VDC (±15%)
Power consumption
1.3A RX (squelched) 1.6A RX (max audio) 20A TX (max RF power)
Audio power
2.6W on 8Ω
Audio output
Jack 6.35 mm (headphone) Jack 3.5 mm (4~16Ω external speaker)
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
from -10°C to +60°C
Dimensions
241 (W) x 94 (H) x 239 (D) mm, projections not included
Weight
4.9 kg

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.

IC-729 rear panel and connections :

ICOM IC-729 rear panel and connections

Reference / Description
36	Ground terminal
37	External speaker jack. 4~16Ω
38	CW break-in switch. The CW break-in function starts transmission without pushing the transmit switch or PTT switch when the CW key is ON, then automatically returns to receive when the CW key is OFF
39	CW break-in delay control. Adjust the transmit-to-receive switching delay time for the CW break-in operation
40	CW key jack. Accepts a straight key or electronic keyer
41	Accessory socket. Enable connection to external equipment such as a linear amplifier, an automatic antenna tuner, TNC for data communications
42	ALC input jack. Connects to the ALC output jack of a non-ICOM linear amplifier
43	Send control jack. Goes to ground while transmitting to control external equipment such as a power amplifier
44	Tuner control socket. Accepts the control cable from the optional AH-3 or AT-160 antenna tuner
45	DC power socket
46	CI-V remote control jack. Designed for use with a PC for remote operation of transceiver functions
47	Tuner selection switch. Selects the connected antenna tuner, AH-3 or AT-160. No function for the AT-150 and IC-AT500, either position is acceptable for these tuners
48	Antenna connectors. HF/50 MHz

IC-729 price

We have collected for your convenience the ICOM IC729 sale price (US Dollar) 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
USD 449.00	2022-may	Second Hand In good working condition. UI-7 unit installed for AM/FM transmit
USD 499.95	2011-nov	Second Hand In good condition. Comes with the HM-12 hand mic, DC cable, and photocopy of owner's manual

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