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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF 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  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? 16-250 mA
TX Max 20 A ? Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1985 and 199x Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
? 58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-000750A ICOM-IC-T000008A