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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  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 ? ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 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 ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX Max 11.5 A Max 20 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002710H ICOM-IC-000725 ICOM-IC-000745