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

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 80-6 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 35 W, Low 3: 20 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 3.5-25/3.5-25 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX Max 0.5 A 2-2.5 A ?
TX Max 9.5 A Max 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 1960 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.10 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
400 × 222 × 228 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 8.98 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000449E ICOM-IC-000970E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000270