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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Icom IC-738
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
1659€
Theoretical estimate
1410€
Minimum
1908€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF transceiver
- Frequency range
- TX: 10-160 m + WARC RX: 0.5-30 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 1 / 20 / 50 Hz, 1 / 9 / 10 KHz, 1 MHz
- Frequency stability
- Less than ±30 Hz @ 25°C (77°F), after 1 hr warmup
- Mode
- AM / FM / SSB / CW
- Channels / memory management
- 89 regular 10 split 2 scan edge RAM storage with lithium battery backup
- Repeater shift / offset
- No dedicated. Use split memories
- Power supply
- 13.8 VDC ±15%
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 1.6 to 2.1 A TX: Max 20 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm (16.7-150 ohm with ATU on) / Two SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 330*111*285 mm (13*4.37*11.22")
- Weight
- 8.6 Kg (18.96 lb)
- Other features
- Auto-ATU. VOX. SWR-meter. PBT. CI-V computer control.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Triple conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 69.01 MHz 2nd IF: 9.01 MHz 3rd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S/N) 0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV FM (12 dB SINAD) 28-30 MHz: 0.5 uV SSB/CW (10 dB S/N) 1.8-30 MHz: 0.15 uV
- Selectivity
- AM 6 KHz (-6 dB) 20 KHz (-40 dB) FM 12 KHz (-6 dB) 30 KHz (-50 dB) SSB/CW 2.1 KHz (-6 dB) 4 KHz (-60 dB)
- AF output power / speaker
- 2.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm, 8 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- AM
- 4-40 W
- FM
- 5-100 W
- SSB (PEP)
- 5-100 W
- CW
- 5-100 W
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±? KHz
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -50 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 600 ohm / 8-pin (Metal locking ring connector)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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