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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX ? 800 mA max
TX ? 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 302 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000741 ICOM-IC-T000070E