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

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) 0.5/6W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 4.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 2.7 A max Max 180 mA
TX ? 20 A max Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight ? 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 70 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP, Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GXA ICOM-IC-000756 ICOM-IC-T000007H