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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF airband receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 108-142 MHz 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 9 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
? 62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000707 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000550 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537