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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ? 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 3.6-6.3V DC 7.5V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) 77-300 mA
TX Max 23 A - 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 450 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX Built-in color TFT screen IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III ICOM-IC-R000003 ICOM-IC-V000088