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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-999 MHz 0.5-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-1.599 MHz
AM: 100 µV
SSB: 12.6 µV

1.6-29.99 MHz
AM: -
SSB: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W, 10% THD, 4 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W) High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW 10 / 50 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 3 A
TX ? 0.8-2.1 A 11-17 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2006 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
240 × 72 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 2.83 × 9.41 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) Main unit + controller + speaker
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CRT Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Selcall capability, compatible with Barrett, Codan radios
Large memory capability (500 regular, 100 Telephone Number, 120 ALE address, 100 Selcall address)
HF E-mail capability (Appropriate PC, modem and network required)
Digital Signal Processing DSP for improved noise reduction
Multiple communication modes support (for users with Amateur Radio License)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000780 ICOM-ID-000091 ICOM-IC-F007000