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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26-88 / 108-180 / 380-514 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 160-6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? 1.7 A
TX Max 9 A - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2017 and 2024 in USA
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
203 × 89 × 229 mm
(7.99 × 3.50 × 9.02 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970E J.I.L.-SX-000200 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400