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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz - 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX 2.2-3 A Max 700 mA 30 W
TX Max 23 A - 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
131 × 34 × 154 mm
(5.16 × 1.34 × 6.06 in)
230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO ICOM-IC-PCR000100 CLANSMAN-VRC-000321