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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 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
SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 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)
SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW ? SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000092D ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-000732M