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General

HAM bands 6m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 0.55-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
? ?
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω 750 mW (10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains ?
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 6 W max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1981 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
?
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 HY-GAIN-VII-(003107)