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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-15V DC 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX ? Max 590 mA 95-140 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 1.9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 78 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer Triple RX Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A AOR-AR-002700