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Desktop UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 55000 / 455 kHz 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? - 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 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 ? Direct frequency input ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000031 PHILIPS-D-002935 ICOM-IC-000732S