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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Heavy-duty receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50 kHz - 32 MHz using plug-in tuners
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection >50 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD 200 mW (headphones)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 50 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack Mains
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX ? 2.1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1956 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) 15.88 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 302 channels in 26 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005S ICOM-IC-T000070E TMC-FFR