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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 15 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 146-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
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Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 146-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 1 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 20 A Max 12.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS connectivity. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000707 ICOM-ID-000800H ICOM-IC-000022S