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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 26-56 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 0.5-10 W AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 24V DC
Current RX ? 1.4-1.6 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000201 ICOM-IC-000575H JRC-NRD-000075