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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
Image rejection ? ? 2 m: 65 dB 70 cm: 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? High: 50/40 W, Medium: 5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.3 A
TX Max 20 A ? Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 362 × 109 × 365 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 14.37 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 33 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer ? Remote control. CTCSS and DTMF options.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-X000003 STANDARD-C-000050D