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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 108-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 7-14V DC
Current RX ? 150 VA max ?
TX Max 20 A 760 VA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737A ICOM-IC-000775DSP ICOM-IC-P000002ET