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

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz) ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
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Image rejection ? >50 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W ? 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.5-1.9 A 1.2 A max
TX ? - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 900 channels in 9 bank(s) 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? TV option, CI-V MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GXE ICOM-IC-R007100 ICOM-IC-F005220D