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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
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Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? SSB: 180 W (PEP input), CW: 150 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC ?V DC Separate PSU
Current RX 45-150 mA ? ?
TX 1.25 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Great Britain
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
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Weight 515 gr (1.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004E ICOM-IC-000004GE K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000E