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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 110-170 MHz 80-10 m 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output 230 mW ? FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC External PSU (Icom IC-700PS) 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX ? - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 130 gr (4.6 oz) ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000108 ICOM-IC-000700R ALINCO-DX-SR000009