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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB >60 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 11V DC (battery pack)
Current RX ? 30-250 mA
TX - Max 2.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 107 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only).
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 ICOM-IC-V000085