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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.495-1310 MHz 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM 0.5-25 MHz: 1V (10 dB S/N)
FM 25-900 MHz: 0.32 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM 900-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? >12 kHz (-6 dB), <28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 45 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 430-440 MHz (General)
438-450 MHz (USA & Canada)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 95-170 mA Max 600 mA
TX Max 20 A - Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 200x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 61 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737A ICOM-IC-R000002 KENWOOD-TM-000461A