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2m / 70cm | VHF/UHF Transceiver | 5 W
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 100-995 MHz 0.53-1.7 (AM) / 25-54 / 88-174 / 406-512 MHz
VHF/UHF TV channels
30 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 0.53-1.70 MHz
0.4 µV 25-27.995 MHz
0.3 µV 28-54 MHz
0.8 µV 59.75-107.9 MHz
0.4 µV 108-136.9875 MHz
0.3 µV 137-174 MHz
1.0 µV 179.75-215.75 MHz
0.3 µV 406-512 MHz
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.999 MHz : -16dBμ (0.16 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-18dBμ (0.13 μV) (2 preamp ON)
AM (10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz : +22 dBμ (12.6 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
1.8-29.999 MHz : +6 dBμ (2.0 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band : +4 dBμ (1.6 μV) (2 preamp ON)
FM (12dB SINAD)
28.0-29.7 MHz :-6 dBμ (0.50 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-10 dBμ (0.32 μV)
Selectivity ? ? SSB (BW = 2.4kHz)
Above 2.4kHz /-6dB
Below 3.4kHz /-40dB
CW (BW = 500Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 700Hz /-40dB
RTTY (BW = 350Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 800Hz /-40dB
AM (BW = 6kHz)
Above 6.0kHz /-6dB
Below 10kHz /-40dB
FM (BW = 15kHz)
12.0kHz or higher /-6dB
Below 22kHz /-40dB
Filters ? ? 15 kHz (standard) 6 / 3 kHz (optional) (max. three filters total)
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 0.9 W max 2.0W (8Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz - 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW ? 100 W (50 W for Japanese version)

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-12V DC Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 15-150 mA ? 3 A
TX Max 2.4 A - 23 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 200x and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 169 × 32 mm
(2.24 × 6.65 × 1.26 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 440 gr (15.5 oz) depending on battery type 625 gr (1.4 lbs) without antenna 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Keyboard. Cross band repeater function. Twin RX Clock
Weather scan
TV reception (audio)
36 kHz 32-bit IF DSP (the same class as used in the IC-7600)
Built-in Auto-AT
Built-in RTTY demodulator
Integrated speech synthesizer
+30 dBm IP3 on HF
USB interface for PC control and voice output
“Band edge beep alarm” helps users avoid off-band operation
Large B/W LCD screen, ergonomically designed controls
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000021AT UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000340-CRS ICOM-IC-007410