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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz
(50-905 MHz optional)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W) 3.5-25/3.5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 140 mA ? 2-2.5 A
TX Max 1.2 A ? Max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 64 × 130 × 65 mm
(2.52 × 5.12 × 2.56 in)
425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35 (PS-35: 2.3kg)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 396 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CRT Twin RX
Optional rack handles
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003AT ICOM-IC-000780 ICOM-IC-000970A