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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-33 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-10 W HF: 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W), 6 m: 1-10 W (AM 1-4 W) 100/100/100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? ?
TX Max 2.3 A Max 20 A 23 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 287 × 123 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.84 × 12.44 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF DSP
Built-in RTTY demodulator.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-000726 ICOM-IC-007400