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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  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. ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
- 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100/100/20 W ? FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.8 A 0.9-1.1 A ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 2000 and 2005
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 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)
Twin RX. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKII ICOM-IC-R000075 YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V