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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
External Speaker

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   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 ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx 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 STANDARD-C-000050D ICOM-SP-000033