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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110-240 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1.7 A
TX 3.6 A max ? Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
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Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning Twin RX Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490E ICOM-IC-000775 ICOM-IC-000900E