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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 6 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 30-1300 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
?
Selectivity ? FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) ?
Audio output ? 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load 3.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) 350/300 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) 110/220V AC
Current RX ? 38-170 mA ?
TX Max 20 A Max 440 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1998 and 2001 Between 1947 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-Q000007E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T