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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001% ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz Continuous 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W 0.75 W 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz - 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 5-200 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX 500-700 mA ? 150 VA
TX 1.7-3.5 A - 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories - ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000045A EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 ICOM-IC-007850