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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Kit Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 30m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 30 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 2 W 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.5V DC 12 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 68 mA -
TX 20 A max Max 600 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1991 in Japan Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1977 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Kit

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 JIM-MX-000021S MIZUHO-QP-000010