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Desktop VHF Transceiver
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HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 0.5-10 W 100 W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A 200 VA
TX ? Max 20 A 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000201 ICOM-IC-000725 ICOM-IC-007851