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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 10-160 m 150 kHz- 54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
? ?
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system DSP ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output internal speaker ? requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output - 100 W (10m: 50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 100 VA max ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 Full QSK ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 JRC-JST-000100D LAFAYETTE-HA-000225