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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC external or battery pack 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 700-900 mA ?
TX Max 0.9 A 1.6-5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012AT ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-000745