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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Handheld 70cm Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 6 ppm (-10C to +60C)
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 1-10 W 1.5 / 0.15 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external
Current RX 1.3 A ? 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max)
TX Max 7.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1990 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
? 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
Weight 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) ? 185 gr (6.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ATV option DTMF keypad CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001271 ICOM-IC-000004E ICOM-IC-R000005