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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100/100/100 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 12V DC or internal batteries
Current RX ? 20-200 mA ?
TX 23 A max. 1.8 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 287 × 123 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.84 × 12.44 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF DSP
Built-in RTTY demodulator.
Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007400 ICOM-IC-W000002A LOWE-HF-000225