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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 12 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
? ?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Quadruple conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160m + WARC 12 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC Mains 9.5V DC
Current RX 45-150 mA ? 68 mA
TX 1.25 A max ? Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and xxxx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 515 gr (1.1 lbs) ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004E KENWOOD-TS-000930S MIZUHO-MX-000024S