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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 6 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 30-1300 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) > 60 dB
Audio output ? 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 350/300 mW 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A 38-170 mA 700-900 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 440 mA 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1998 and 2001 Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 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 ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-Q000007E ICOM-IC-000290A