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General |
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| HAM bands | 6m | 6m 2m 70cm 33cm | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 6m 10m |
| Freq. stability | Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. | Not specified | ± 0.5 p.p.m. |
| Tuning steps | 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz | 5 / 12.5 kHz | 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) | 29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz | 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz |
| Modulations | AM AM-sync FM CW USB LSB RTTY | AM FM | AM FM CW USB LSB FSK AFSK |
| Sensitivity |
SSB/CW/RTTY 0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV 1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV 28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV 50–54 MHz 0.13 μV AM/S-AM 0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV 1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV 28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV 50–54 MHz 1.0 μV FM 28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV 50–54 MHz 0.2 μV |
29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV 406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV 806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV 108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV |
SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD all with preamp off |
| Selectivity |
SSB/CW/RTTY More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB AM/S-AM More than 6 kHz/–6 dB Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB FM More than 12 kHz/–6 dB Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB |
15 kHz @ -50 dB |
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz AM: 6 kHz FM: 12 kHz |
| Filters | 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz | ? | Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k |
| Receiver system | Triple conversion superheterodyne | ? | Double conversion + DSP |
| IF-freqs. |
1st: ~69 MHz 2nd: ~9 MHz 3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz |
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1st: 9.0015 MHz 2nd: 22.5 kHz 3rd: 0 Hz (DSP) |
| Image rejection | > 70 dB | ? | 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB |
| Audio output | 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω | 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD | 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | - | - | 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m |
| Modulations | - | - | AM FM CW USB LSB FSK AFSK |
| RF-output | ? | - | 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) |
Connections |
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| Antenna | SO-239 + Clamps / screws | Built-in telescopic | SO-239 |
| Impedance | 50 / 500Ω | 50Ω | 50Ω |
| Other | - | External speaker | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13.8V DC ±15% | 12 V DC | 13.8V DC ±15% |
| Current RX | 0.9-1.1 A | ? | 1.25 A |
| TX | - | - | 20 A |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) | Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines | Between 2010 and 20xx in USA |
| Dimensions |
241 × 94 × 229 mm (9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in) |
230 × 57 × 165 mm (9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in) |
216 × 74 × 311 mm (8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in) |
| Weight | 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) | 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs) | 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options |
| Form factor | Base Station | Base Station | Base Station |
Other features |
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| Memories | 99 channels in 1 bank(s) | 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second | 100 channels in 1 bank(s) |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features |
CI-V interface PC programmable (RS-232) |
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IF-DSP CTCSS USB-connector Color display |
| Accessories | ? | ? | ? |
| MPN | ICOM-IC-R000075 | UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT | TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT) |
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