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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 430-434 MHz 26-56 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 430-434 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W AM: 2-20 W, FM/SSB/CW: 2-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 140 mA ? 1.4-1.6 A
TX Max 1.2 A ? Max 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 198x and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 64 × 130 × 65 mm
(2.52 × 5.12 × 2.56 in)
156 × 58 × 244 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.61 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003AT ICOM-IC-000030A ICOM-IC-000575D