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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point)
Audio output ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 2.5-25 W 0.1-10 W in 5 steps

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 9-15.9V DC
Current RX 0.9-1 A 250-450 mA
TX Max 6 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2002 and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000275E ICOM-IC-000703