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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 100-950 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 43.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW 100/100/100 W 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
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC 5-16V DC
Current RX 18-160 mA ? 15-150 mA
TX Max 1.4 A 23 A max. Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
287 × 123 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.84 × 12.44 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 64 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF DSP
Built-in RTTY demodulator.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004IE ICOM-IC-007400 ICOM-IC-W000021E