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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 35 W, Low: 5 W 100 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? 6-170 mA
TX Max 9.5 A 20 A 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in PSU options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000448E ICOM-IC-000740 ICOM-IC-000002A