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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W 3.5 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A ? 80 W
TX 22 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
AM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 HY-GAIN-HY-RANGE-II-(000671) EDDYSTONE-000730/8