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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system XTAL Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output 10 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 80 W
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000020 EDDYSTONE-000730/8