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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
66-88 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (UK)
520-1710 / 2300-21950 kHz
87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? PLL
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 10-100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 5V DC through mini-USB jack or 3 × R6/AA batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
? ?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
? Digital Sound Processing
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 20-139 TECSUN-PL-000360