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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 255-525 KHz / 1.5-30.3 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? FM: 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 14 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 60 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 9.6-16V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? 100-600 mA
TX Max 23 A - Max 500 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 195x and 19xx in Germany Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
550 × 355 × 407 mm
(21.65 × 13.98 × 16.02 in)
129 × 52 × 191 mm
(5.08 × 2.05 × 7.52 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III SIEMENS-000745-E309B STANDARD-C-000058