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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C ?
Tuning steps ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-450 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 0.5/6W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A Max 180 mA ?
TX 20 A max Max 1.6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
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Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 70 channels in bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 ICOM-IC-T000007H PRESIDENT-BILL