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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 26-56 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: 1 W AM: 1-4 W, FM/SSB/CW: 1-10 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX ? 1.4-1.6 A 2A
TX ? Max 5.2 A 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 151 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 5.94 × 1.38 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-70 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GAT ICOM-IC-000575A ICOM-IC-000078