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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30 kHz - 60 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 108-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ? ?
Audio output More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 0.1-10 W in 5 steps 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9-15.9V DC Mains (110-240 V AC) 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX 250-450 mA ? 40-210 mA
TX 3 A max ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 20xx Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
Twin RX Twin RX
Crossband repeat
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000703 ICOM-IC-000775 ICOM-IC-W000032A