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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
External Speaker

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 0.5-10 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A -
TX ? Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
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Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000210 ICOM-IC-000725 ICOM-SP-000038