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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC ? Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 45-150 mA ? ?
TX 1.25 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 1938 and 1940 in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
? ?
Weight 515 gr (1.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000044 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B