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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 35 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 9.5 A Max 3.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 198x and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight ? 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's. Scanning PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000448A ICOM-IC-000490A ICOM-IC-R000071E