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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 ?V
DV (BER 1%) < 0.35 ?V
Selectivity ? ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output Max 100 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W 50/15/5 W (approx.)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC 15%
Current RX ? 20-200 mA 1.2 A max
TX Max 18 A 1.8 A max 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 ICOM-IC-W000002E ICOM-ID-000880H