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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 0.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7-14 V DC 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1991 and 19xx Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 47 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Keypad ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-P000004ET ICOM-IC-S000022