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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
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Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB >40 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W High: 6 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 9.6V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A 80-150 mA 25-210 mA
TX Max 23 A Max 1.5 A 0.7-1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III ICOM-IC-P000007A ICOM-IC-T000002H