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UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ? ?
Tuning steps Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
? ?
Filters None ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10 W 10-100 W High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains Max 10.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 170 mA
TX 3 A max ? Max 700 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
58 × 140 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.14 in)
Weight 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) ? 340 gr (12.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
Built-in auto-AT. RS-232C ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-000761 ICOM-IC-000004