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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ?
Tuning steps ? 10./ 20 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? .4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W)

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.8-12 A ?
TX Max 1.2 A 3-6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 116 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.57 × 1.38 in)
140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL encoder
AFC
RIT/VXO
Dimmer.
CRT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004AT ICOM-IC-001201 ICOM-IC-000780