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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
100 W solid state amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 80-10 m 0.5-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC External PSU (Icom IC-700PS) 12-14.5 V DC
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 9 A - 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
260 × 150 × 100 mm
(10.24 × 5.91 × 3.94 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 ? 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970E ICOM-IC-000700R XIEGU-XPA000125B