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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB) ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.5-10 W 100 W SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Diode matrix programmable ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000021A ICOM-IC-000741 ICOM-IC-000732M