Icom IC-7300MK2 vs Kenwood TS-890S
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Icom IC-7300MK2 or Kenwood TS-890S? I’ve put both rigs side by side: specs from the manufacturers’ data sheets and photos to the same scale. The Icom IC-7300MK2 comes out ahead: SD card, transmit current draw and weight; the Kenwood TS-890S: memory channels.
IcomIC-7300MK2
HF · 6 m · 4 m100 Wtuner4.1 kg
KenwoodTS-890S
HF · 6 m · 4 m100 Wtuner15.8 kg
Specs side by side
| IcomIC-7300MK2▲ 3 | KenwoodTS-890S▲ 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bands and modes | ||
| Transmit bands | HF 1.8–29.7 MHz50–52 MHz70–70.5 MHz | HF 1.8–29.7 MHz50–52 MHz70–70.5 MHz |
| Receive range | 0.03–74.8 MHz | 0.13–30 · 50–54 · 70–70.5 MHz |
| Modes | SSBCWRTTYAMFM | SSBCWAMFMRTTYPSK |
| Transmit power | ||
| HF | 100 W | 100 W |
| 50 MHz (6 m) | 100 W | 100 W |
| 70 MHz (4 m) | 50 W | 50 W |
| AM | 25 W | 25 W |
| Receiver | ||
| Construction | SDR, direct RF sampling | superheterodyne, full down-conversion + separate spectrum scope receiver |
| Second receiver | — | — |
| Spectrum and waterfall | spectrum + waterfall, up to ±500 kHz | spectrum scope + waterfall |
| Features | ||
| Antenna tuner | HF + 6 m + 4 m, up to SWR 3:1 | HF + 6 m, up to SWR 3:1 |
| Display | 4.3″ colour touchscreen; HDMI output | 7″ colour, partly touch-sensitive; DVI-I output |
| LAN / remote operation | built-in LAN, RS-BA1 without a PC | built-in LAN, remote operation without a PC (KNS) |
| USB | USB-C: CAT + audio | USB-B: CAT + audio, USB-A (USB storage) |
| SD card | — | |
| Antenna connectors | 1× SO-239 + RX input/output (SMA) | 2× SO-239 + RX input/output |
| Power and case | ||
| Power | 13.8 V DC, external power supply | 13.8 V DC, external power supply |
| Transmit current draw | 21 A ▲ | 22.5 A |
| Dimensions | 240 × 94 × 237.6 mmwidth × height × depth | 396 × 141.3 × 340 mmwidth × height × depth |
| Weight | 4.1 kg ▲ | 15.8 kg |
| Other | ||
| Memory channels | 99 | 100 ▲ |
| Release | 2025 | 2018 |
Data: manufacturers’ spec sheets and manuals · as of 31.10.2026
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