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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 10 W 100 W 3.5-25/3.5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA 900 mA 2-2.5 A
TX Max 3.5 A Max 20 A Max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E ICOM-IC-000720A ICOM-IC-000970E