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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
- 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100/100/20 W ? 10 / 25 / 45 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX Max 1.8 A 0.9-1.1 A ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKII ICOM-IC-R000075 ANYTONE-AT-000588-UHF