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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
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. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   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
SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
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
34 built-in filters with various characteristics ?
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 Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AFSK   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 12-14V DC ?
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A Max 1 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1999 and 200x in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
115 × 31 × 170 mm
(4.53 × 1.22 × 6.69 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
PC-controlled. IF-DSP. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550) ALAN-000054E