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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
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Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >40 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output Max 100 W High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 6-10.3V DC
Current RX ? 80-150 mA 30-250 mA
TX Max 18 A Max 1.5 A 0.9-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 ICOM-IC-E000007 ICOM-IC-U000001