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UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 4 A 0.8 A
TX ? 20 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RX: 108-174 / 400-490 / 800-950 MHz ? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-S000041E ICOM-IC-000732 ICOM-IC-000208H