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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 6 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-1300 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   All mode  
Sensitivity FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
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Selectivity FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) 60 dB ?
Audio output 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   All mode  
RF-output 350/300 mW High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 38-170 mA Max 1.1 A 2 A
TX Max 440 mA Max 12.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2001 Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-Q000007E ICOM-ID-000800D ICOM-AH-000002