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UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 0.495-999 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity ? ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output 1-10 W High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ATV option. CI-V 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 Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN ICOM-IC-001275 ICOM-IC-E000092D ICOM-IC-R000072DC