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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-10.3V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 30-250 mA 380 mA
TX Max 20 A 1-2 A 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? GPS option. GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-V000001 STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890