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The ICOM IC-745 was an advanced transceiver for its day, covering 160 to 10 meters. It has general coverage reception ranging from 100 kHz to 30 MHz. Frequency stability is made possible by the utilization of a Temperature Controlled Crystal Oscillator (TCXO) offering less than + or - 500Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, and less than + or - 100Hz after 1 hour. Less than + or - 1KHz in the range of -10 degrees C to approimately +60 degrees C. Output is selectable between 10 and 100 watts in SSB, CW and RTTY (digital) modes. The 745 has "sophisticated" capabilities such as: multi-function meter dual digital VFOs, all-mode squelch, Notch, Passband Tuning, RIT/XIT and attenuator. 16 memories are built-in. Tuning is done using increments of 1kHz, 50Hz or 10Hz. The flourescent digital display is easy to read.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 160m 80m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 10m
- Frequency stability
- ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour
- Tuning steps
- 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz
- Memories
- 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Receiver
- RX-range
- 0.1-30 MHz
- Modulations
- AM FM CW USB LSB RTTY
- Sensitivity
- ?
- Selectivity
- ?
- Filters
- ?
- Receiver system
- Triple conversion superheterodyne
- IF-frequencies
- 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz - Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- ?
Transmitter
- TX-range
- 10-160 m + WARC
- Modulations
- FM CW USB LSB RTTY
- RF-output
- 10-100 W
Connections
- Antenna
- SO-239
- Impedance
- 50 Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- 13.8V DC
- Current drain RX
- ?
- TX
- 20 A max
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 304 × 111 × 355 mm (11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
- Weight
- 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply
- Form factor
- Base Station
- Manufactured
- Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Other features
- Usage
- Amateur / Ham radio operators
- Features + options
- All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO - Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 3153
- MPN
- ICOM-IC-000745
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
- ICOM IC-745 Instruction Manual PDF - Unknown size, submitted by RigReference
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Reviews & stories
| Rating | Title | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| Never getting rid of mine! | 2 years ago by fpeletz | |
| One of the best ever. | 7 years ago by kb7pi | |
| Still a great classic rig! | 8 years ago by rreh917 | |
| Ham Operator | 12 years ago by cuback | |
| Great Older Rig With Excellent Receiver & One Design Flaw | 15 years ago by ku4gw |
New and second-hand prices
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Based on historic data, today's second-hand price of the ICOM IC-745 is around:
- USD 7.00 ~ USD 6.00
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