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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 0.09-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
? ?
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω 16.7/150 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A ? Max 2.2 A
TX - - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
? DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 JRC-NRD-000091 YAESU-FT-000920AF