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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 10-80 m 66-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
0.5µV (10dB S/N) ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω 2W @ 3.2 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 25/100 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
? ?
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002032