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Desktop Shortwave receiver
UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
? 0.14 µV typical
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? 70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? 75 dB typical
Audio output ? ? 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 6 W, Low: ? W 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 4-16V DC 7.2V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-310 mA
TX - ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1994 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
? 58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT RX: 108-174 / 400-490 / 800-950 MHz ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-S000041E ICOM-IC-V000080