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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  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) 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   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: ?
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Image rejection > 70 dB ? -
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W 600 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC Mains (100~240V AC auto sensing)
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A Max 2.2 A -
TX - Max 22 A 7.5 A @ 240 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 199x and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
232 × 142 × 392 mm
(9.13 × 5.59 × 15.43 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 127 channels in 1 bank(s) None
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
Input power: 100W max
Built-in SWR / Power meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 YAESU-FT-000920AF TOKYO HY-POWER-HL-000001.1KFX