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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver | Color LCD | ATU | DSP

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  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 0.5 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C)
Tuning steps 25 kHz 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
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
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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
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Filters ? ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) 100/100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 2.7 A max ?
TX ? 20 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2008 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
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Weight ? 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 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 Detachable front panel DSP, Twin RX Wide screen color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder IP3 = +30 dBm
DSP
Spectrum scope
USB-connectors
Transverter port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000280E ICOM-IC-000756 ICOM-IC-007600