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VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity ? ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 18-160 mA 1.2 A max
TX ? Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN ICOM-IC-000225 ICOM-IC-000004IE ICOM-IC-R000072DC