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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 26-56 MHz 0.1-2000 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-AM   AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
-16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7/50-54 MHz - 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W ? 0.5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX 1.4-1.6 A Max 2 A ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 47 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000575H ICOM-IC-R008500 ICOM-IC-S000032