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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 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
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 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
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-14V DC Mains or 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 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 ? Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000002E ICOM-IC-R009000L ICOM-IC-000732