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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 6-15V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX 550-900 mA Max 590 mA ?
TX 3.6-7.6 A Max 1.9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 78 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL Triple RX PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210A ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A ICOM-IC-R000071E