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

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ? ?
Tuning steps Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
? AM
0.495-4.995 MHz: 2.5 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
118-136 MHz: 1.78 µV
222-330 MHz: 1.78 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.625-5 MHz: 0.56 µV
5-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
30-118 MHz: 0.2 µV
118-175 MHz: 0.18 µV
175-330 MHz: 0.22 µV
330-430 MHz: 0.25 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV
450-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-1000 MHz: 0.28 µV
1000-1310 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 0.78 µV
175-222 MHz: 1.78 µV
470-770 MHz: 2.5 µV
Selectivity CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
? AM/FM
>12 kHz (-9 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters None ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? 1st: 429.1 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10 W 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA or Li-Ion pack)
Current RX ? ? 35-150 mA
TX 3 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1987 and 199x Between 2008 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
57 × 128 × 23 mm
(2.24 × 5.04 × 0.91 in)
Weight 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1650 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX Alpha tags
Splash resistant (IPX4)
CTCSS/DTSC decoder
VSC
Built in ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-RX000007