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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe) 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz (Europe) 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW 4.5 / 25 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Max 10.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 170 mA 1.2 A max
TX Max 20 A Max 700 mA 11 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
58 × 140 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.14 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Built-in keyer ? MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-000004 ICOM-IC-F006220D