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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 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 ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 100 W 0.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 1.2 A 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1982 and 198x Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 116 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.57 × 1.38 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight ? 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 9 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 ? Built-in PSU options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004AT ICOM-IC-000740 ICOM-IC-S000032