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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-33 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output HF: 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W), 6 m: 1-10 W (AM 1-4 W) 100/100/100 W High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? 0.8 A
TX Max 20 A ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000726 ICOM-IC-000746 ICOM-IC-000208H