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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) FM/CW: 6-45/6-40 W, SSB: 6-35/6-30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.5-0.7 A 1.6-2.1 A Max 2.5 A
TX 3-6.5 A Max 20 A Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1994 and 199x Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 0 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000037A ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-000820H