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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 0.495-1310 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM 0.5-25 MHz: 1V (10 dB S/N)
FM 25-900 MHz: 0.32 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM 900-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 45 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.7 A 95-170 mA
TX 20 A max Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
? 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
Weight ? ? 170 gr (6.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751 ICOM-IC-000900A ICOM-IC-R000002