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Desktop VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ? ?
Tuning steps Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
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
?
Selectivity CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
(Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
?
Filters None ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB >40 dB ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 10 W High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? 80-150 mA ?
TX 3 A max Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 2005 and 200x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-P000007A ICOM-IC-Z000001A