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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
? ≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 12 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.8-1 A 17-370 mA 3.5 A max
TX 12 A max Max 2.2 A 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX. Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H ICOM-IC-E000091 ICOM-IC-007610