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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 35 W, Low 3: 20 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W ? High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V)

Connections

Antenna N-type - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 9.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.10 in)
? 64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000449E ICOM-X000003 SANTEC-LS-000202A