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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
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 ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 8.4V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA (no input signal) 20-130 mA
TX 20 A max Max 7.5 A 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 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 ICOM-IC-000745 KENWOOD-TW-004000 ICOM-IC-000002A