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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz 136-174 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 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 6 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 9.6V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.8 A 25-210 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 13 A 0.7-1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF. CTCSS. DV/GPS option (UT-123) Diversity reception. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-E002820 ICOM-IC-T000002H