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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz ? 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output internal speaker ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 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) 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110-240 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX 3.6 A max ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning Twin RX MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490E ICOM-IC-000775 ICOM-IC-F005220D