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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 25 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 2.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 2 µV
700-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-50 MHz: 0.63 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.5 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.63 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 5.6 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 18 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
50-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 1.8 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 18 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 56 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 5 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 230 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM  
RF-output 10-100 W ? 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC +/- 15% ?
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A ?
TX 20 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x Between 1968 and 197x
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
70 × 180 × 50 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.97 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000745 ICOM-IC-R002500 ZODIAC-P-000504CH