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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
?
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe & Asia) - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: ?/?/? W, Low: ?/?/? W ? 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX Max 3.2 A 0.9-1.1 A ?
TX Max 12 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000100 ICOM-IC-R000075 ICOM-IC-Z000001A