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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
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Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
RF-output ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 6-10.3V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? 30-250 mA 30-170 mA
TX - 1-2 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT GPS option. CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-V000001 ICOM-IC-W000031A