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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 420-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ? 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 150 VA max ? 200-450 mA
TX 760 VA max - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1979 and 1983 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000049 ICOM-ID-000031A