Icom IC-9100 – 2010/08/17 Icom Inc. (Hukui Tsutomu President), the ham radio transceiver IC-9100 will be released. Start on sale in JA: Mid October - The IC-9100 is a full coverage from HF to 1200MHz band (Requires optional UX-9100) – The manufacturer says: Just all-round machine!
HFから1200MHz帯※1までをフルカバー。 アマチュア無線の楽しさを、この1台に凝縮。Icom IC-9100
Price: IC-9100 Japan Domestic Marcket List Price 312,900 JPY (tax included)
[Note]!! IC-7600 100W Japan List Price 417,900 JPY (tax included).
Suggestive MSRP in EU – Yen/€ exchange 110/1 (Yen 312,900/110 = €2,845.00 ?! )
Other news: 年間目標販売台数 計500台/年 – Jp/En Google translation says: Annual sales targets a total of 500 units/year (the page does not mention either in Japan or in the world!)

Coming soon!! – (IPリモートコントロールソフトRS-BA1に対応 ……
Clik image to enlarge the GUI of the new Icom RS-BA1 Remote Control Software. – Ethernet, IP and voice to enable the handling of remote control software remote control over IP networks “RS-BA1″ support. You can remotely control the IC-9100. – [Note] Please comply with laws and operate remote control. – Enhanced functions of the PC with the USB port on the back – You can easily connect to your PC [..!data to be verified!]
Two high-end DSP & 24-bit AD/DA converter is equipped, that achieved class IP3 = +30 dBm – HF-50
DSP for Main-band: ADSP-21369 32-bit floating point – 333MHz clock – Processing power = 2000MFLOPS
DSP for Sub-band: ADSP-21375 32-bit floating point – 266MHz clock – Processing power = 1600MFLOPS
Main Features (Summary by www.radiocronache.com – Source: Icom Inc. Web)
- HF +50 MHz +144 MHz +430 MHz +1200 MHz full cover (optional UX-9100)
- The Easy satellite mode settings to achieve syncronizes the UP(tx) and Dow(rx)
- D-STAR® with a digital voice mode built-in Japan (optional UT-121.. outside)
- DV mode supported on 28, 50, 144, 430/440 and 1.2 GHz bands
- Simultaneously receive two different bands, (HF/50⇔144MHz, 144⇔430MHz)
- “RS-BA1″ (Coming soon!) To enable remote control software remote over EtherNet/IP
- IF-DSP two 32bit floating point DSP and 24bit AD/DA converters
- Rofing filter 15kHz default 1st IF filter (6 and 3 kHz option for HF +50MHz bands)
- Superheterodyne system receives feedback from the upper Icom model ( I/Q image-reject mixer)
- Standard conditions at a glance that the scope of the band within the band.
- Built-in ATU Antenna Tuner(HF +50 MHz bands) as standard.
Link to: View the Icom Inc. Japan press release (Jp) for the IC-9100
Link to: Picasa Gallery: Kansai Ham Fair 2010 by Oba-san, JA7UDE
The IC-9100 will on display in the Icom booth at Ham Fair 2010 to be held at the Tokyo Big Sight of August 21~22, 2010. —– Enjoy Tokyo HamFair this weekend!
Link to: JARL Ham Fair 2010 in Tokyo – Info and Reports
Kenwood Corporation has announced the October launch of the TS-590S, a new HF/50MHz all mode transceiver with remarkable RX performance. Released in early October, 2010 (Availability)
高次元の受信性能とユーザーフレンドリーを実現したアマチュア無線機 HF/50MHz オールモードトランシーバーTS-590シリーズを新発売
Price: TS-590S HF/50MHz 100W, Japan Domestic Marcket Retail Price: 228,900 Yen
Yen/€ exchange 110/1 (Yen 228,900/110 = € 2,090,00 ! ) …affordable price!
Main Features (Summary by www.radiocronache.com – Source: Kenwood Co. Kanagawa)
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Mixer直後の1stルーフィングフィルター(BW6kHz)でNBの近接特性を向上させ、さらに受信近接特性を決定するPost Amp後の2ndルーフィングフィルターにはBW500Hzと2.7kHzの6ポールMCFを標準装備。 – IF-DSP TMS320C6726B Texas Instruments Incorporated – Roofing filter BW type – IMD3 level to 14.2MHz, Mode CW, BW500Hz, Pre-Amp OFF , Two-Tone Spacing (Variable 2 to 100kHz) – See the diagram IMD3 orange color! — Clik the small images to enlarge.
The innovative Receiving scheme: Kenwood Down/Up conversion in a single receiver! (almost like Elecraft K3- TenTec OrionII and at least Yeasu FTdx5K )

- Down-conversion 1.8/3.5/7/14/21MHz amateur bands: 1st IF 11.374MHz – 2nd IF 24kHz – receiving only CW/FSK/SSB modes (Intermediate frequencies selected automatically)
- Up-conversion 24.8/28/50MHz amateur bands: 1st IF 73.095MHz – 2nd IF 10.695MHz – 3th IF 24kHz all-modes/455kHz for FM )
- Image rejection ratio More than 70dB
- IF rejection More than 70dB
- 1st Roofing filter (6kHz BW) directly after the Mixer
- 2nd Roofing filter — which comes after the post amplifier – with a 500Hz/2.7kHz BW 6-pole MCF
- Advanced AGC with 32-bit Floating-point DSP from the IF stage onward
- Notch filter attenuation More than 60dB (Auto), 70dB or more (Manual)
- Beat Cancel attenuation More than 40dB
- For the 1st local oscillator frequency the output of a DDS is supplied directly to the mixer [Note]!! instead of employing conventional PLL/VCO
- User-friendly 87 types of menus, outstanding operating ease! The display area, scroll through the sub so the guidance of its contents can be operated by various fine.
- USB port, the TS-590S can be hooked up to a PC with a USB cable, enabling PC control of the transceiver plus TX/RX audio connectivity (!! a single connection can send and receive voice control and CAT data)
FCC ID: K44407100 – Granted by the FCC Federal Communications Commission, OET (Office of Engineering and Technology) on 12.08.2010. – OET Exhibits List: No Block Diagram – No Internal Photos – No User’s Manual – No External Photos and Test Set-up Photos (Request for short term confidentiality for TS-590S pursuant to 47 CFR Section 0.459 of the Commission Rules by Kenwood Corporation)
Link to: Wiev the Kenwood Co.Press Release – August 13, 2010
The new TS-590S will on display in the Kenwood booth at Ham Fair 2010 to be held at the Tokyo Big Sight over the weekend of August 21~22, 2010.
Link to: JARL Ham Fair 2010 in Tokyo – Info and Reports

Tokyo Ham Fair 2010 AOR booth: The Digital Revolution – SDR Perseus 10kHz – 30MHz – AR5001D 40kHz – 3150MHz – AR2300 Black-Box Receiver from 40kHz to 3150 MHz . Alinco booth DX-R8 — (See th Aor GUI above, Watch the Videos Tokyo Ham Radio (2010 年 東京ハムフェア AOR ブース) and the Link to Download the Flyers …below)
The AOR AR5001D Circuit Configuration: 40kHz – 25MHz Direct Conversion SDR // 25MHZ – 3150MHz Double or Triple Conversion Superheterodyne system // IP3: More than +20dBm (@14.1 MHz), More than +12dBm (@50 MHz), More than +7dBm (@620 MHz) – The AOR AR5001D features a spectrum display function. FFT analyzer is employed for fast spectrum display processing (Display built-in) – Digital I/Q output (Option) through USB2.0 – Composite video output (RCA type) 75 ohm 1V p-p -
US market List Price: $4299.00 // Your Price: $3799.95 – is expected August 2010.
Link to: Download AR5100D Flyer for Technical Highlights (PDF 580kB)
The AOR AR2300 Black Box feature a up to three channels can be monitored simultaneously. Direct sampling architecture below 25MHz. The AR2300 utilizes outstanding direct sampling digital architecture for reception below 25MHz. It features a 14 bit 65MS/sanalog-to-digital converter, a high-performance FPGA-based digital-down-converter and DSP-based demodulation circuitry. The AR2300 can be operated by remote control using an optional LAN controller. Digital I/Q output USB2.0 compatible isochronous transfer Digital I/Q output through USB Type-A Jack. Frequency range 25MHz – 3.15GHz (!GUI Software like Perseus Microtelecom It)
Link to: Download AR2300 Flyer for Tecnical features (PDF 909kB) –
TOKYO HAM FAIR 2010 AOR BOOTH 2010年 東京ハムフェア AOR ブース and Watch a collection of videos from the Tokyo Ham Fair 2010 (Related videos watch here …Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Other SDR, Loop Antenna and Alinco DX-R8 SDR) by ThePacificocean777
Alinco DX-R8 150KHz to 35MHz are all mode radio wave receiver SSB CW AM and FM reception mode. More I/Q equipped
rear panel output port signal detection and freeware SDR Using software. The DX-R8 has the popular support behind, SDR! Connected to the PC to process digital data. The software itself uses a variety of free software. (Google Jap/En!!)
(Info from the web) And recently the Japanese version of SDR (free software) KG-SDR I can do it!
(Previous Report of 28/07/2010) – The new WR-G31DDC Excalibur by WiNRADIO, the Perseus and New Gemini by Microtelecom Direct Sampling Receivers, already displayed to Ham Radio Fair in Friedrichshafen 2010 (report of 28/07/2010)
WR-G31DDC Excalibur new Direct-Sampling Receiver by RADIXON Group Pty. Ltd. a fully-owned subsidiary of the Australian company Robotron. Robotron is a privately owned high-technology R&D and investment company, founded in 1983.- In the commercial market, the company operates under its brand name WiNRADiO © —- Link to: Radixon Group Pty. Ltd official Home-page

WiNRADiO © declares that the new WR-G31DDC Excalibur receiver’s robust front-end (ndr: no preselectors filters!) is equipped with an ultrahigh-linearity amplifier which result in exceptional strong-signal performance. An advanced “dithering” technique eliminates spurios signals without significantly increasing the receiver’s nois floor. The superior 16-bit 100 MSPS analog-to-digital converter (ADC) provides exceptional performance over an extremely wide range of signals. Frequency range 9 kHz to 49.995 MHz three indipendent channels can be set separately.
Excalibur did not Preselector filters in the RF imput, has only (MW filter) a high pass for medium wave. Excalibur sample at 100 MHz (MSPS), but what really happens tuning signals around the frequency of “Nyquist” (100 : 2 = 50MHz) – [Note]: The figures SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) declared by the producer is still about 107 dB. The Image Rejection 90 dB typ, with an MDS of -130 dBm @ 10 MHz/500 Hz BW. (Clik the image to enlarge Ultra Low Jitter Clock features for the Gemini FPGA)
New GEMINI, HF/VHF Dual Channel SDR at 200 MSPS – © Microtelecom Srl Italy displayed in Ham Radio 2010 at latest Friedrichshafen —- Link to: HamRadio 2010 Photo Gallery by Ari Perugia
The new GEMINI receiver features two RF inputs signals simultaneously sampled by the Gemini A/D converter are numerically processed at 200 MSPS/channel by a high speed multichannel digital down-converter implemented in a FPGA of Xilinx’s most recent Spartan6 family – Ultra Low Jitter Clock for the Highest Dynamic Range up to VHFs! (including the value of SFDR – Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) – Each of the two RF front-ends are equipped with a six bands pre-selection filters bank ranging from 28 to 170 MHz. —- Link to: Microtelecom srl >Gemini official web-page
Preliminari Specificatons (typical at 145 MHz): RF Imput (2x) – Range 28/170 MHz – Imput IP3 +9dBm – Dynamic Range (500 Hz BW) 100 dB – Blocking DR (500 Hz BW) 123 dB – Internal Reference Clock 400 MHz TCXO – PC Interface USB2 port – Size 210 x 80 x 190 mm (WxHxL)
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