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HF/VHF Transceiver | Color LCD | ATU | DSP
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 0.5 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C) ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters 3 / 6 / 15 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 100/100 W 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W) 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 1.3-2.1 A 1.2 A max
TX 23 A Max 20 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Wide screen color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder IP3 = +30 dBm
DSP
Spectrum scope
USB-connectors
Transverter port
? Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007600 ICOM-IC-000077 ICOM-ID-004100A/E