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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 108-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 7-14V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 150 VA max ? 30-170 mA
TX 760 VA max ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
? CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP ICOM-IC-P000002ET ICOM-IC-W000031A