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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
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 ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 68-88 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
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 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output 10-100 W ? High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 400 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC 5.5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 35-150 mA
TX 20 A max - Max 1.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
? 60 × 173 × 34 mm
(2.36 × 6.81 × 1.34 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply ? 490 gr (1.1 lbs) including batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 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
? Full duplex possibility. CTCSS and DTMF option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002025 STANDARD-C-000500E