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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   DV  
RF-output Max 10 W ? High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external
Current RX Max 800 mA ? 17-370 mA
TX Max 3.5 A ? Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1985 and 199x Between 2006 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E ICOM-IC-000750A ICOM-IC-E000091