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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  70cm 
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 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.495-999 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
? ?
Filters None ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output 10 W High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Max 10.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 170 mA
TX 3 A max ? Max 700 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
58 × 140 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.14 in)
Weight 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 340 gr (12.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories None 1200 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
D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-E000092D ICOM-IC-000004