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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? 30-170 mA
TX ? Max 20 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Unknown Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000551 ICOM-IC-000737A ICOM-IC-W000031A