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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
Filters ? ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1.6-2.1 A 100 VA max
TX 2.5 A max Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 2006 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000120 ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-R009500