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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 ?V
DV (BER 1%) < 0.35 ?V
Selectivity ? ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W 100 W 50/15/5 W (approx.)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX Max 20 A ? 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751A JRC-JST-000110D ICOM-ID-000880H