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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.999 MHz : -16dBμ (0.16 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-18dBμ (0.13 μV) (2 preamp ON)
AM (10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz : +22 dBμ (12.6 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
1.8-29.999 MHz : +6 dBμ (2.0 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band : +4 dBμ (1.6 μV) (2 preamp ON)
FM (12dB SINAD)
28.0-29.7 MHz :-6 dBμ (0.50 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-10 dBμ (0.32 μV)
Selectivity ? SSB (BW = 2.4kHz)
Above 2.4kHz /-6dB
Below 3.4kHz /-40dB
CW (BW = 500Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 700Hz /-40dB
RTTY (BW = 350Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 800Hz /-40dB
AM (BW = 6kHz)
Above 6.0kHz /-6dB
Below 10kHz /-40dB
FM (BW = 15kHz)
12.0kHz or higher /-6dB
Below 22kHz /-40dB
Filters ? 15 kHz (standard) 6 / 3 kHz (optional) (max. three filters total)
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.0W (8Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 10-100 W 100 W (50 W for Japanese version)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 3 A
TX 20 A max 23 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
36 kHz 32-bit IF DSP (the same class as used in the IC-7600)
Built-in Auto-AT
Built-in RTTY demodulator
Integrated speech synthesizer
+30 dBm IP3 on HF
USB interface for PC control and voice output
“Band edge beep alarm” helps users avoid off-band operation
Large B/W LCD screen, ergonomically designed controls
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 ICOM-IC-007410