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UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity <0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) High: 6 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9.6V DC
Current RX 500-700 mA ? 25-210 mA
TX 1.7-3.5 A Max 20 A 0.7-1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000045E ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-T000002H