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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
AM
0.495-4.995 MHz: 2.5 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
118-136 MHz: 1.78 µV
222-330 MHz: 1.78 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.625-5 MHz: 0.56 µV
5-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
30-118 MHz: 0.2 µV
118-175 MHz: 0.18 µV
175-330 MHz: 0.22 µV
330-430 MHz: 0.25 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV
450-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-1000 MHz: 0.28 µV
1000-1310 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 0.78 µV
175-222 MHz: 1.78 µV
470-770 MHz: 2.5 µV
Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM
>12 kHz (-9 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 429.1 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 3.6-4.5V DC (3R6/AA or Li-Ion pack)
Current RX ? ? 35-150 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2008 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 207 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.15 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
57 × 128 × 23 mm
(2.24 × 5.04 × 0.91 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 1650 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT Alpha tags
Splash resistant (IPX4)
CTCSS/DTSC decoder
VSC
Built in ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003200E ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-RX000007