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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-6m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output 3 W FM/CW: 6-45/6-40 W, SSB: 6-35/6-30 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? Max 2.5 A 1.5A
TX ? Max 16 A 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 198x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO 9K6 packet ready SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502 ICOM-IC-000820H FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A