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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  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 0.495-999.990 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-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 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W 100 W (50 W for Japanese version)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 65-220 mA 3 A
TX Max 2 A 23 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 555 channels in 18 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. 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-E000090 ICOM-IC-007410