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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 5-30 MHz
AM 1,1 - 1,4 µV
SSB 0,6 - 1,0 µV
MW
60 µV
?
Selectivity ? -6/-60 dB
1,7/6,0 kHz, 2,5/15 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10-100 W ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 20 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1979 and 1983 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
S-Meter
RF-Gain
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-004900 RADIODDITY-GD-000077