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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 / 116-136 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5V DC external or 3R14 + 3R6 batteries
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1985 and 2003 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
290 × 160 × 50 mm
(11.42 × 6.30 × 1.97 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Scanning. Clock/timer.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 SONY-ICF-002001D