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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ? ?
Tuning steps Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
? ?
Filters None ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10 W 10-100 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 3 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
Built-in auto-AT. RS-232C Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-000761 ICOM-IC-Z000001A