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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output Max 10 W 10-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 800 mA ? Max 50 W
TX Max 3.5 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1968 and 1972 in Great Britain
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E ICOM-IC-000745 RACAL-RA-001218