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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W ? 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 2.7 A max
TX 12 A max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1985 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller ? 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX ? DSP, Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002720H ICOM-IC-000750A ICOM-IC-000756