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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 138-174 MHz 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W High: 50 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 6-15V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 150 VA max Max 590 mA Max 300 mA
TX 760 VA max Max 1.9 A Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 78 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Triple RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A AZDEN-PCS-007800H