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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld 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 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-440 MHz (USA) 144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W High: 5 / 5 W, Medium: ? / ? mW, Low: ? / ? mW 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% 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 9.6V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? 25-210 mA
TX Max 23 A ? 0.7-1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ? 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III ICOM-IC-000092AD ICOM-IC-T000002H