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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10 W ? High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? 0.8 A
TX ? ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1985 and 199x Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000031 ICOM-IC-000750A ICOM-IC-000208H