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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 50 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX ? 800 mA max
TX ? 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 302 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
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Accessories ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005S ICOM-IC-T000070E