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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Marine Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001% ? Short term: 5 Hz, long term: 25 Hz (o°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
? MF: ≥ 16 dB / 1 µV
HF: ≥ 10 dB / 1 µV
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB: 300 Hz @ -6 dB / 2700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? 1st: 10.6085 / 16.6085 MHz
2nd: 600 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 2 W ? 4 W / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) -

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110-240 V AC) Mains, 12/24 V DC
Current RX 500-700 mA ? ?
TX 1.7-3.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features - Twin RX LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories - ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000045A ICOM-IC-000775 SAILOR-R001119