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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 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 ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 550-900 mA Max 3.5 A
TX 3.6-7.6 A Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210E ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III