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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  ? 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 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
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 ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
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 ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0W (8Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W (50 W for Japanese version)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A 3 A
TX ? Max 7 A 23 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard ? 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-000003SAT ICOM-ID-000001 ICOM-IC-007410