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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 100 / 100 W 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external
Current RX ? 2.7 A max ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 330.2 × 111.76 × 284.48 mm
(13.00 × 4.40 × 11.20 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 10.48 kg (23.1 lbs) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP, Twin RX Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000736 ICOM-IC-000756 ICOM-IC-Z000001E