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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ? 1 ppm
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
? SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
? ?
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 75 dB
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ? 20 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 20 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 8.5-15.2V DC 20-32V DC
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 70 mA ?
TX - Max 800 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 YAESU-FT-000290R MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140