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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) SSB/CW: 10~100 W, AM: 10~40 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX 2.2-3 A ? 2A
TX Max 23 A ? 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) Built-in auto-AT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO ICOM-IC-000765 ICOM-IC-000078