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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 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 FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB >60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ? 4 A
TX Max 13 A - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 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 DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-000732M