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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ?
Tuning steps ? Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? None ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 10 W SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2V DC battery pack or 12-15V DC external Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 10-250 mA ? 4 A
TX Max 2.2 A 3 A max 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032ET ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-000732M