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

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 26-56 MHz 144-148 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 400 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 1.4-1.6 A 35-150 mA
TX 3.6 A max Max 20 A Max 1.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
60 × 173 × 34 mm
(2.36 × 6.81 × 1.34 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) including batteries and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning ? Full duplex possibility. CTCSS and DTMF option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490E ICOM-IC-000575H STANDARD-C-000500E