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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) FM/CW: 6-45/6-40 W, SSB: 6-35/6-30 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 2.5 A Max 1.1 A
TX ? Max 16 A Max 12.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX 9K6 packet ready GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-000820H ICOM-ID-000800D