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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.05 p.p.m. 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C)
Tuning steps ? 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 ?V
DV (BER 1%) < 0.35 ?V
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? internal speaker More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) - 50/15/5 W (approx.)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC 15%
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A 100 VA max 1.2 A max
TX Max 20 A - 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-R009500 ICOM-ID-000880H