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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 0.1-30 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 0.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Japan Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 47 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-FDAM-000001 ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-S000032