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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 100-950 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5-16V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 15-150 mA 250 mA
TX ? Max 1.5 A 20 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 199x Between 1992 and 199x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000750A ICOM-IC-W000021ET SWAN-(CUBIC)-SS-000200A