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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  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 1.5-30 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? AM
< 1,5 MHz: 5 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 1 µV
SSB
< 1,5 MHz: 1 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 0,5 µV
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 ? AM: 7 / 13 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
SSB 4 / 8 kHz (-6 / -30 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 ? Wadley Loop Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2.5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 100/100 W ? 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains / 12 V DC / 8 × UM-1 cells 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX 23 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 ? 340 × 156 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.14 × 11.42 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight ? 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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
Clarify control Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007600 STANDARD-C-006500 ICOM-ID-004100A/E