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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 XTAL AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? 0.8-2.1 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 2006 and 200x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 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 ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000060 ICOM-IC-000091AD ICOM-IC-000732M