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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
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.
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
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
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
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 0.9-1.1 A
TX 20 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market)
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 8 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000730 ICOM-IC-R000075