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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

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   CW   SSB   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)
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)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   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 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000201 ICOM-IC-000725