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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 10-100 W 0-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 10-250 mA ? 2 A
TX 2.2 A max ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT. RS-232C Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E ICOM-IC-000761 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)