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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.55-30 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation) SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.999 MHz : -16dBμ (0.16 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-18dBμ (0.13 μV) (2 preamp ON)
AM (10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz : +22 dBμ (12.6 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
1.8-29.999 MHz : +6 dBμ (2.0 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band : +4 dBμ (1.6 μV) (2 preamp ON)
FM (12dB SINAD)
28.0-29.7 MHz :-6 dBμ (0.50 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-10 dBμ (0.32 μV)
Selectivity ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW = 2.4kHz)
Above 2.4kHz /-6dB
Below 3.4kHz /-40dB
CW (BW = 500Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 700Hz /-40dB
RTTY (BW = 350Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 800Hz /-40dB
AM (BW = 6kHz)
Above 6.0kHz /-6dB
Below 10kHz /-40dB
FM (BW = 15kHz)
12.0kHz or higher /-6dB
Below 22kHz /-40dB
Filters ? ? 15 kHz (standard) 6 / 3 kHz (optional) (max. three filters total)
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W 2.0W (8Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (50 W for Japanese version)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. External PSU (Icom IC-700PS) Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 35 W 3 A
TX - - 23 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1958 and 196x Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
36 kHz 32-bit IF DSP (the same class as used in the IC-7600)
Built-in Auto-AT
Built-in RTTY demodulator
Integrated speech synthesizer
+30 dBm IP3 on HF
USB interface for PC control and voice output
“Band edge beep alarm” helps users avoid off-band operation
Large B/W LCD screen, ergonomically designed controls
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000700R REGENCY-WT-000004 ICOM-IC-007410