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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz Conitnuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   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)
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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)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 80-10 m
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 750 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX 10.5 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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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)
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MPN ICOM-IC-003230H ICOM-IC-R000072DC SWAN-CUBIC-000700