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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF airband receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-140 MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   AM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
0.75 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 700 mW @ 10% THD ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC + SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack 11-14 V DC Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX 800 mA max 300 mA max 65 W
TX 2.1 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1984 and 1987 in Japan Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
160 × 46 × 120 mm
(6.30 × 1.81 × 4.72 in)
?
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 302 channels in 26 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000070E SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000532 EDDYSTONE-000556