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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection Better than 70 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 2-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external Mains
Current RX Max 210 VA 200-450 mA -
TX Max 800 VA 2.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007800 ICOM-ID-000051A TMC-SBE-000002