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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 49 / 41 / 31 / 25 / 19 / 16 / 13m / 88-108 MHz 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 4-16V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? Max 200 mA
TX 20 A max - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1995 and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
Accessories ? ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!)
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 SONY-ICF-007600AW YAESU-FT-000040R