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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz 0.5-35 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.85-1.4 A ? 4 A
TX Max 12 A - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1948 and 1950 in USA Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000901A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000033 ICOM-IC-000732M