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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
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
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 6-10.3V DC
Current RX ? ? 30-250 mA
TX ? - 1-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000035 ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-V000001