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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 20 A ? 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 1987 and 199x Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in PSU options Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000740 ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-ID-000091