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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Beter than ±0.5ppm
Tuning steps FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
? 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
Image rejection ? ? More than 70dB
Audio output internal speaker ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 19-250 mA 2 A max
TX 3.6 A max Max 1.6 A 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 201 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning Keyboard
Clock
20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490E ICOM-IC-000004SET ICOM-IC-007200