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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  80m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±500 Hz from a cold start, ±100 Hz after 30 minutes at 25°C ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 15dB S/N 0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100/100/100 W 2 W 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.4-9.0V DC 7.5V DC
Current RX ? 68 mA 77-300 mA
TX ? 620 mA max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions ? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight ? 710 gr (1.6 lbs) batteries included 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746 MIZUHO-MX-000003.5S ICOM-IC-V000088