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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 6 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 30-1300 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
?
Selectivity ? FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) 60 dB
Audio output ? 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W 350/300 mW High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 38-170 mA Max 1.1 A
TX 20 A max Max 440 mA Max 12.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1998 and 2001 Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751 ICOM-IC-Q000007E ICOM-ID-000800D