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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ? 1/2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? 15V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? ?
TX Max 23 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Netherlands
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 252 × 104 × 330 mm
(9.92 × 4.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ? 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000031 PHILIPS-RT-003600