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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB N/Q) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 24 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 1-25 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15 V DC 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC
Current RX 1.5 A max ? ?
TX 1.8-6.5 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 162 × 71 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.80 × 10.24 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000800D ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-X000003