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Desktop VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  2m  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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe) 100-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 10 W High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Max 10.8V DC 5-16V DC
Current RX ? Max 170 mA 15-150 mA
TX 3 A max Max 700 mA Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
58 × 140 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.14 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
Weight 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
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
? Keyboard. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-000004 ICOM-IC-W000021ET