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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
?
Image rejection ? 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 1 / 5 / 10 W High: 7/6 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A 1.3 A ?
TX Max 20 A 4.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
140 × 55 × 40 mm
(5.51 × 2.17 × 1.57 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 33 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 Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
GPS option. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 STANDARD-C-000050 STANDARD-C-005750