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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ? ± 0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10./ 20 kHz ? 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25  
Sensitivity 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
Filters ? ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB
Audio output .4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 1-10 W -

Connections

Antenna N-type N-type SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 0.8-12 A 1.3 A 100 VA max
TX 3-6 A Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2006 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL encoder
AFC
RIT/VXO
Dimmer.
ATV option Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001201 ICOM-IC-001271E ICOM-IC-R009500