Icom · HF transceiver · 2000 to present
The IC-718 is Icom's plain 100 W HF radio. QST reviewed it in July 2000, and Icom America still lists it today. It's a double conversion superhet with a front-facing speaker, a keypad for direct frequency entry, an electronic keyer, VOX and a speech compressor, and not much else. It covers 160 m to 10 m with general coverage receive from 30 kHz to 30 MHz, but there's no 6 m and no FM. Early sets took optional filters, the FL-52A and FL-53A for CW and the FL-96, FL-222 and FL-257 for SSB, and the UT-106 DSP unit for noise reduction and auto notch. Icom later reworked it, and the current version uses FPGA digital filtering with selectable widths. Icom America keeps a separate manual for pre-2023 sets. Older ones also have a 6-pin power plug where newer ones have a 4-pin.
Bench check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
Icom's manual says power drops to protect the final transistors once SWR passes about 2:1, so a low-power complaint can be the antenna. The DC plug changed from 6-pin to 4-pin between versions, so a set missing its cable needs the right one for its serial number.
New to used rigs? How to check a used ham radio covers power out, receive, the finals and the display, and what power supply a used rig needs explains the 13.8 V supply most rigs need.
Buying guide
We'd buy matli-25's IC-718 at $579 delivered, the cheapest one titled working, shown lit with a hand mic. It's also titled with the MARS mod done, which is for authorized MARS/CAP stations only, since transmitting outside the ham bands isn't allowed on an amateur license. There are at least 7 for sale and most ask $470 to $900 delivered; fletc05's at $350 with its mic and gni3761's two at $413 to $471 cost less but make no test claim, so ask for a wattmeter reading into a dummy load on 80 m, 40 m, 20 m and 10 m first. Budget for a 13.8 V supply rated 20 A, and check the serial, since Icom pairs serials starting 22, 28 or 32 with the PS-125 and a 6-pin plug, and 42 or 48 with the PS-126 and a 4-pin plug. Skip rudolf22blue's at $983 and softmark's UT-106 set from Australia at $1,120, both well over the band.
$579.20est. delivered
The lowest-priced IC-718 titled working, at $579 delivered, and the photo shows it lit with a hand mic. It's titled with the MARS mod, so ask what was changed and for wattmeter readings on several bands.
Icom IC 718 HF Ham Radio Transceiver with MARS MOD, Working!!
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Used$579.20est. delivered
$548.00 + $31.20 shipping
Buy It Now$548.00
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Good buy
Titled working, with the MARS mod done. Photo shows it lit with a mic.
Seller: matli-25
100% positive
Used$350.00est. delivered
$300.00 + $50.00 shipping
Buy It Now$300.00
Our take
Titled with hand mic. No test claim; photo shows it off.
Seller: fletc05
100% positive
Used$413.43est. delivered
$380.00 + $33.43 shipping
Auction · no bids yet · ends in 6d 3h
Our take
Plain title, no test claim. Same seller and photo as the $471 listing. No bids yet; it will climb.
Seller: gni3761
100% positive
Used$471.20est. delivered
$440.00 + $31.20 shipping
Buy It Now$440.00
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Our take
Same seller and photo as the auction. No test claim.
Seller: gni3761
100% positive
Used$500.00est. delivered
$475.00 + $25.00 shipping
Buy It Now$475.00
Our take
Shown with box, manual and cables. Title also names an Ultra LSP 650; ask what's included.
Seller: splitwood
100% positive
Used$983.43est. delivered
$975.00 + $8.43 shipping
Buy It Now$975.00
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Priced high
Photo shows station gear the title doesn't list. About 1.8 times the median.
Seller: rudolf22blue
100% positive
Used$1,120.00est. delivered
$1,100.00 + $20.00 shipping
Buy It Now$1,100.00
Priced high
Titled with the UT-106 DSP unit. Ships from Australia. About 2.1 times the median.
Seller: softmark
100% positive
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