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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-6m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output 3 W 3.5-25/3.5-25 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? 2-2.5 A 1.5A
TX ? Max 9 A 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 198x Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO Twin RX SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502 ICOM-IC-000970E FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A