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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  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 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz
Modulations FM   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 ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? 100 VA max
TX 10.5 A max Max 3.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 2006 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Dual VFO's. Scanning 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-003230H ICOM-IC-000490A ICOM-IC-R009500