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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.001 %
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 28.015-28.465 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: < 1.0 μV For 10dB S+N/N
FM: < 0.5 μV For 12dB S+N/N
SSB/CW: < 0.5 μV For 10dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz (AM-1st, SSB)
2nd 455 KHz (AM-2nd)
Image rejection ? ? > 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 28.015-28.465 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW AM/FM/CW: 9 W RMS, SSB: 25 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC nominal ±15%
Current RX ? 30-170 mA < 1.2 A
TX Max 20 A Max 1.6 A < 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 201x
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
200 × 60 × 273 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.75 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in keyer CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX AM/FM/SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737A ICOM-IC-W000031A RANGER-SS-003900EGHP