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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-950 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ?
Audio output ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 0.1-10 W in 5 steps High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 9-15.9V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? 250-450 mA ?
TX ? 3 A max 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 2002 and 20xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 54 × 135 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 5.31 × 1.42 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight 395 gr (13.9 oz) with BP-82 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in IC-R1. Twin RX and twin antennas Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SRE ICOM-IC-000703 ICOM-ID-000091