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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
2m Transceiver | 65 W

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 68-88 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18μV
Selectivity ? ? W-FM
More than 6kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 14kHz (at 60dB)

N-FM
More than 3kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 9kHz (at 55dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 2m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10-100 W ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 0.4-1.5 A
TX 20 A max - 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
? 140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
? CTCSS / DTCS
MIL-STD 810 G tested
Power supply voltage display
Wide/narrow channel setting
DTMF autodial
Time-out timer
Repeater lockout
Automatic power off
S-meter squelch
Selectable LCD backlight color (amber, yellow and green)
Weather channel receive and alert function (USA version only)
Automatic repeater function (USA version only)
Selectable squelch delay from short and long
Squelch attenuator reduces suppression from strong signals
PC to Tx and Tx to Tx cloning capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002025 ICOM-IC-002300H