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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 15 / 20 / 40 m 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ?
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15 / 20 / 40 m 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations - CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 W 250 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.5V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX ? ? 40 mA
TX - ? Max 180 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1974 and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 MIZUHO-DC-000701 MIZUHO-MX-000006