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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop LF receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
720 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ≥ 75 dB
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   -
RF-output 150 W (PEP, input) 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU (Icom IC-700PS) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external Mains
Current RX - 200-450 mA ?
TX ? 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
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Weight ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000700T ICOM-ID-000051A EDDYSTONE-000850/4