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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
?
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W High: 10 W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12V DC
Current RX ? Max 3.5 A 400 mA
TX 20 A Max 23 A Max 3.4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
138 × 31 × 178 mm
(5.43 × 1.22 × 7.01 in)
Weight 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in PSU options 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in RTTY demodulator and keyer. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000740 ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II STANDARD-C-008900