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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 100-950 MHz 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW 4.5 / 25 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 5-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 15-150 mA 1.2 A max
TX ? Max 1.5 A 11 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Built-in auto-AT. RS-232C Keyboard. Twin RX MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000761 ICOM-IC-W000021ET ICOM-IC-F006220D