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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 26-56 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) 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)
More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W AM: 1-4 W, FM/SSB/CW: 1-10 W 0.5/6W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC or mains 4.5-16V DC
Current RX 450-800 mA 1.4-1.6 A Max 180 mA
TX 3-6.5 A Max 5.2 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 70 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-000575A ICOM-IC-T000007H