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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
Selectivity ? 4 kHz, shape factor <2 AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 35 dB ?
Audio output 200 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW ? 10/7 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7-14 V DC 12V DC or mains 11.7-15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX ? - 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise limiter, BFO. Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000004E MINIX-MR-000073B STANDARD-FTM-000010S