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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous / 1 preset channel ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 220-225 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 W 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 280 gr (9.9 oz) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-FDAM-000003 ICOM-IC-000003SAT ICOM-IC-000732