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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 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 ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >40 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (110-240 V AC) 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh)
Current RX ? ? 80-150 mA
TX ? ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions ? 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1250 channels in 18 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GXE ICOM-IC-000775 ICOM-IC-E000007