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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 0.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A 0.8-1 A ?
TX Max 20 A Max 12 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 2003 and 200x Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 47 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-E000208 ICOM-IC-S000022