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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF 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)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 11V DC (battery pack)
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A ? 30-250 mA
TX Max 20 A ? Max 2.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
? 56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 107 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Asian version of the IC-751 CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-000750 ICOM-IC-V000085