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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 1.5-18 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC (internal dynamotor) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 2.2-3 A ? 200-450 mA
TX Max 23 A - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 193x and 194x in by RCA Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO MILITARY-BC-000312-M ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2