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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  70cm  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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? 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 ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0W (8Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe & Asia) 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: ?/?/? W, Low: ?/?/? W 100 W (50 W for Japanese version)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 3.2 A 3 A
TX ? Max 12 A 23 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1994 and 199x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard Triple RX 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-IC-DELTA-000100 ICOM-IC-007410