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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB > 60 dB
Audio output 1 W 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX 100 W 800 mA max
TX 400 W 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 302 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
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Accessories ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A ICOM-IC-T000070E