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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 26-56 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W AM: 2-20 W, FM/SSB/CW: 2-50 W High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 11.7-15.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.4-1.6 A 0.5 A
TX Max 8 A Max 15 A 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003230E ICOM-IC-000575D STANDARD-FTM-000010H