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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
?
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 35 W, Low 3: 20 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?
Current RX Max 0.5 A Max 3.5 A ?
TX Max 9.5 A Max 23 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.10 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
184 × 57 × 235 mm
(7.24 × 2.24 × 9.25 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 2.54 kg (5.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX Multi-color LCD display
10 NOAA Weather channels
Emergency Weather Alert
Radio Check Diagnostic
Frequency Display
Clock / Timer / Alarm
Day / Night Dimmer Control
SWR Calibration
Instant Channel 9 and 19
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000449E ICOM-IC-000756-PRO COBRA-000029-LX