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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 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
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? 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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX 550-900 mA ? ?
TX 3.6-7.6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1985 and 199x Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
? 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL ? PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210A ICOM-IC-000750A ICOM-IC-R000071E