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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
2 meter Transverter

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
80-10 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
- 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W ? 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC External PSU (Icom IC-700PS) Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX 400-800 mA ? ?
TX Max 5 A - 260 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1969 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX ICOM-IC-000700R HEATHKIT-SB-000500