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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? Max 1.7 A ?
TX 20 A max Max 6 A 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
? 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight ? ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751 ICOM-IC-000900A ICOM-IC-000091AD