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2m / 70cm | VHF/UHF Transceiver | 5 W
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100-995 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.999 MHz : -16dBμ (0.16 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-18dBμ (0.13 μV) (2 preamp ON)
AM (10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz : +22 dBμ (12.6 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
1.8-29.999 MHz : +6 dBμ (2.0 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band : +4 dBμ (1.6 μV) (2 preamp ON)
FM (12dB SINAD)
28.0-29.7 MHz :-6 dBμ (0.50 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-10 dBμ (0.32 μV)
≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? SSB (BW = 2.4kHz)
Above 2.4kHz /-6dB
Below 3.4kHz /-40dB
CW (BW = 500Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 700Hz /-40dB
RTTY (BW = 350Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 800Hz /-40dB
AM (BW = 6kHz)
Above 6.0kHz /-6dB
Below 10kHz /-40dB
FM (BW = 15kHz)
12.0kHz or higher /-6dB
Below 22kHz /-40dB
± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 15 kHz (standard) 6 / 3 kHz (optional) (max. three filters total) ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion + DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 36 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.0W (8Ω, 10% distortion) 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW 100 W (50 W for Japanese version) High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-12V DC 13.8V DC 8.4V DC
Current RX 15-150 mA 3 A 20-130 mA
TX Max 2.4 A 23 A max. 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 57 × 169 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 6.65 × 1.26 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 440 gr (15.5 oz) depending on battery type 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Keyboard. Cross band repeater function. Twin RX 36 kHz 32-bit IF DSP (the same class as used in the IC-7600)
Built-in Auto-AT
Built-in RTTY demodulator
Integrated speech synthesizer
+30 dBm IP3 on HF
USB interface for PC control and voice output
“Band edge beep alarm” helps users avoid off-band operation
Large B/W LCD screen, ergonomically designed controls
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000021AT ICOM-IC-007410 ICOM-IC-000002A