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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 10-160 m 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 100 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 600 mA 1.25 A
TX - Max 21 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
? 216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 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 CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 YAESU-FT-000101E TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)