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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz Continuous 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.54-31 MHz 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 0.25 µV
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
? 5 / 10 / 100 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
- 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output FM: 45/45 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W ? 1 / 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 115/230V AC 12V DC
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 16 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 197x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
?
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) without PS-35 (with PS-35: 2.3kg) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 396 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX
Optional rack handles
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970H NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 KDK-FM-000050-10SX-RII