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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz
Audio output ? ? 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external)
Current RX ? 0.8-1 A 35-150 mA
TX ? Max 12 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x Between 2003 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 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 CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-E000208 ICOM-IC-R000020