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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 26-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) - 26-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - All mode  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8 V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX 0.8-2.1 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
200 × 60 × 265 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.43 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-000091AD ICOM-IC-R000072DC EMPEROR-TS-005010