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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/50/70MHz TRANSCEIVER

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F)
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz / 320-479 MHz RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
Selectivity ? SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 36 kHz
Image rejection ? More than 70dB
Audio output Internal speaker More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 0.7A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio)
TX Max 10.5 A 21A (at 100W output power)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan Between 2025 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 175 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.89 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight 1.35 kg (3.0 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX
Dual Band Receive
CTCSS Tone Encode
Sub Band Mute
Two Call Channels
Dimmer
Priority Watch
Auto Repeater Function
Scan Functions
Remote Hand Mic
HDMI output for external display
Built-in CW decoder
USB-C
Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002410H ICOM-IC-007300