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General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 25 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 2.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 2 µV
700-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-50 MHz: 0.63 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.5 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.63 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 5.6 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 18 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
50-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 1.8 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 18 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 56 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 5 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
AM/FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 230 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 12V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 150 VA max Max 1.5 A
TX ? 760 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
Weight ? 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) Box + Panel
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000047E ICOM-IC-000775DSP ICOM-IC-R002500