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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
? ≥ 0.3 mV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? PLL synthesizer
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
? ?
Image rejection More than 70dB ? 65 dB
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD ? 0.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ≥ 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9.6 V DC (8 × NiCd)
Current RX 2 A max 2.2-3 A 17 mA
TX 22 A max Max 23 A 400 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
62 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 ICOM-IC-000746-PRO TEMPO-SYNCOM-S000001