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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 2.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external ?V DC
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX 20 A max 300 mA-1.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 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
Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) YAESU-FT-000290R-II