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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? 10-100 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 600 mA (no input signal)
TX - 20 A max Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
Weight ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G-000208 ICOM-IC-000745 KENWOOD-TW-004000