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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output Max 10 W 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA 900 mA 600 mA max
TX Max 3.5 A Max 20 A 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

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-000451E ICOM-IC-000720 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II