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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W High: 5/1 W, Low: ?/? W 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 700-900 mA
TX 20 A max ? 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
54 × 135 × 38 mm
(2.13 × 5.31 × 1.50 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight ? 405 gr (14.3 oz) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751 ICOM-IC-X000002E ICOM-IC-000290A