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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop LF receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001% ? Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
? ≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
720 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ≥ 75 dB
Audio output 2 W 0.75 W Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells Mains
Current RX 500-700 mA ? ?
TX 1.7-3.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000045A EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 EDDYSTONE-000850/4