Icom IC-7600 vs Yaesu FTDX3000D
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Icom IC-7600 or Yaesu FTDX3000D? I put both radios side by side: data from the manufacturers’ spec sheets and photos to the same scale. The Icom IC-7600 comes out ahead: AM power and a second receiver.
IcomIC-7600
HF · 6 m100 Wtuner10.0 kgdiscontinued
YaesuFTDX3000D
HF · 6 m100 Wtuner10.0 kgdiscontinued
Specs side by side
| IcomIC-7600▲ 2 | YaesuFTDX3000D▲ 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bands and modes | ||
| Transmit bands | HF 1.8–29.7 MHz50–52 MHz | HF 1.8–29.7 MHz50–52 MHz |
| Receive range | 0.03–60 MHz | 0.03–56 MHz |
| Modes | SSBCWRTTYPSKAMFM | SSBCWAMFMRTTYPSK |
| Transmit power | ||
| HF | 100 W | 100 W |
| 50 MHz (6 m) | 100 W | 100 W |
| AM | 30 W ▲ | 25 W |
| Receiver | ||
| Construction | superheterodyne, dual conversion + 2 DSP processors (RX/TX and scope) | superheterodyne, dual down-conversion (1st IF 9 MHz), roofing filters 600 Hz/3/6/15 kHz |
| Second receiver | dualwatch within a single band (not a separate receiver) | — |
| Spectrum and waterfall | spectrum up to 500 kHz; waterfall from firmware 2.00 (2015) | swept spectrum up to 1 MHz + waterfall (firmware since 2015) |
| Features | ||
| Antenna tuner | HF + 6 m, up to SWR 3:1 (6 m: 2.5:1) | HF + 6 m, up to SWR 3:1 |
| Display | 5.8″ colour TFT, 400×240 | 4.3″ colour TFT, 480×272 + separate VFO-A display |
| LAN / remote operation | via PC with RS-BA1 | — |
| USB | USB-B: CAT + audio, USB-A on the front (USB storage, keyboard) | USB-B: CAT + audio; RS-232C (DB-9) |
| SD card | — | — |
| Antenna connectors | 2× SO-239 + RX input/output (RCA) | 3× SO-239 (ANT3 also RX-only) |
| Power and case | ||
| Power | 13.8 V DC, external power supply | 13.8 V DC, external power supply |
| Transmit current draw | 23 A | 23 A |
| Dimensions | 340 × 116 × 279.3 mmwidth × height × depth | 365 × 115 × 312 mmW × H × D |
| Weight | 10.0 kg | 10.0 kg |
| Other | ||
| Memory channels | 99 | 99 |
| Release | 2008discontinued | 2012discontinued |
Data: manufacturers’ spec sheets and manuals · as of 31.10.2026
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