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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output 100/100/100 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 6-16V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.8 A 20-200 mA
TX 23 A max. Max 13 A 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 287 × 123 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.84 × 12.44 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 522 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF DSP
Built-in RTTY demodulator.
DTMF. CTCSS. DV/GPS option (UT-123) Diversity reception. Twin RX. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007400 ICOM-IC-E002820 ICOM-IC-W000002A