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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 0.495-999 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
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Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
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Filters ? ? Optional roofing filter modules with 3 & 6kHz filters for HF/6m, and 15kHz filter only for 50MHz and up.
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   DV  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW HF/50/144MHz: 100W, 430MHz: 75W, 1.2GHz: 10W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) +13.8V DC
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A ? ?
TX 22 A max ? 24 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions Built-in HF/50MHz ATU (tuner)
IF-DSP (32-bit operation and 24-bit ADC)
24 bit A/D converter
Rear-panel USB port
RIT/XIT
Digital Noise Reduction
Manual and Automatic Notch
Digital Twin PBT
Dual Display
100 Watt Output (75 W on 440)

1.2GHz (23cm) is available with optional UX-9100 module.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 ICOM-IC-E000092D ICOM-IC-009100