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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (Europe)
0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) ? SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX Max 20 A - 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000028 ICOM-IC-000732S