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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 100/100/100 W High: 6/6 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A 23 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
287 × 123 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.84 × 12.44 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 285 gr (10.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF DSP
Built-in RTTY demodulator.
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000728 ICOM-IC-007400 ICOM-IC-T000007D