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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz (VHF), 30.875 MHz (UHF) - No options installed
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   DV  
RF-output Max 100 W High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external
Current RX ? 0.85-1.4 A 17-370 mA
TX Max 18 A Max 12 A Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan Between 2006 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 2 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
Twin RX
DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 ICOM-IC-000901E ICOM-IC-E000091