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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
25-550 MHz: FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD), AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300MHz: FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
?
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 150 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 12V DC
Current RX ? 0.9-1.1 A ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 365 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 14.37 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004CW ICOM-IC-R000075 YUPITERU-MVT-006000