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Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 70cm  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.03-60 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
Sensitivity 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
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Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 160-6 m
2000 m option
10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 5-200 W 35 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (85-265 V AC) Mains
Current RX 1-1.4 A 150 VA -
TX 4-10.5 A 800 VA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 1954 and 1956
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
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Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC
Twin RX
7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500E ICOM-IC-007850 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000030