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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
88-108 MHz
30 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.999 MHz : -16dBμ (0.16 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-18dBμ (0.13 μV) (2 preamp ON)
AM (10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz : +22 dBμ (12.6 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
1.8-29.999 MHz : +6 dBμ (2.0 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band : +4 dBμ (1.6 μV) (2 preamp ON)
FM (12dB SINAD)
28.0-29.7 MHz :-6 dBμ (0.50 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-10 dBμ (0.32 μV)
Selectivity ? ? SSB (BW = 2.4kHz)
Above 2.4kHz /-6dB
Below 3.4kHz /-40dB
CW (BW = 500Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 700Hz /-40dB
RTTY (BW = 350Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 800Hz /-40dB
AM (BW = 6kHz)
Above 6.0kHz /-6dB
Below 10kHz /-40dB
FM (BW = 15kHz)
12.0kHz or higher /-6dB
Below 22kHz /-40dB
Filters ? ? 15 kHz (standard) 6 / 3 kHz (optional) (max. three filters total)
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0W (8Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 100 W (50 W for Japanese version)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? 3 A
TX ? - 23 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Denmark Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 139.7 × 50.8 × 184.15 mm
(5.50 × 2.00 × 7.25 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Direction Finding facility
FM broadcast band readout in small window at the bottom of round dial window
36 kHz 32-bit IF DSP (the same class as used in the IC-7600)
Built-in Auto-AT
Built-in RTTY demodulator
Integrated speech synthesizer
+30 dBm IP3 on HF
USB interface for PC control and voice output
“Band edge beep alarm” helps users avoid off-band operation
Large B/W LCD screen, ergonomically designed controls
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-006000H SAILOR-R000109 ICOM-IC-007410