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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.495-1320 MHz 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   DV  
RF-output 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8.0V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 50-190 mA Max 1.5 A
TX ? Max 2.2 A Max 7 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x Between 2001 and 2001 in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-T000082R ICOM-ID-000001