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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ? ?
Tuning steps 10./ 20 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output .4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm 200 mW @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.8-12 A 16~210 mA (13.8V) 4 A
TX 3-6 A 450~1200 mA (13.8V) 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
49 × 104 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.09 × 1.30 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL encoder
AFC
RIT/VXO
Dimmer.
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001201 ICOM-IC-000002SE ICOM-IC-000732