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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
RF-output 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX ? 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000781 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-007200