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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm.
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe & Asia) -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: ?/?/? W, Low: ?/?/? W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 1.7 A Max 3.2 A 0.9-1.1 A
TX Max 6 A Max 12 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market)
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. Triple RX CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000900E ICOM-IC-DELTA-000100 ICOM-IC-R000075