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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ? ?
Tuning steps Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.03-30 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
Selectivity CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
Filters None ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? >40 dB
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh)
Current RX ? ? 80-150 mA
TX 3 A max Max 20 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1993 and 199x Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
Weight 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? 1250 channels in 18 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
Built-in keyer Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-P000007A