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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL synthesis Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 3.5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 210 VA ? 200-450 mA
TX Max 800 VA - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007800 HANDIC-012305 ICOM-ID-000051A