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VHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? Optional 500 Hz CW filter ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple (SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45 / 7.45 MHz
2nd: 9.01 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.01 MHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output Max 25 W 2.5-25 W 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.1-1.3 A 2.7 A max
TX ? 7.5 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V DSP, Twin RX
Accessories ? High stability crystal unit
Satellite communication interface unit
CI-V level converter
Tone squelch unit
Voice synthesizer unit
CW narrow filter (500 Hz)
Mobile mounting bracket
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MPN ICOM-IC-000271A ICOM-IC-000475E ICOM-IC-000756