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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.999 MHz : -16dBμ (0.16 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-18dBμ (0.13 μV) (2 preamp ON)
AM (10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz : +22 dBμ (12.6 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
1.8-29.999 MHz : +6 dBμ (2.0 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band : +4 dBμ (1.6 μV) (2 preamp ON)
FM (12dB SINAD)
28.0-29.7 MHz :-6 dBμ (0.50 μV) (1 preamplifier ON)
50 MHz band :-10 dBμ (0.32 μV)
?
Selectivity ? SSB (BW = 2.4kHz)
Above 2.4kHz /-6dB
Below 3.4kHz /-40dB
CW (BW = 500Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 700Hz /-40dB
RTTY (BW = 350Hz)
Above 500Hz /-6dB
Below 800Hz /-40dB
AM (BW = 6kHz)
Above 6.0kHz /-6dB
Below 10kHz /-40dB
FM (BW = 15kHz)
12.0kHz or higher /-6dB
Below 22kHz /-40dB
?
Filters ? 15 kHz (standard) 6 / 3 kHz (optional) (max. three filters total) ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 36 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB > 70 dB ?
Audio output 700 mW @ 10% THD 2.0W (8Ω, 10% distortion) 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) 100 W (50 W for Japanese version) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack 13.8V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 800 mA max 3 A ?
TX 2.1 A max 23 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) excluding optional modules 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 302 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 36 kHz 32-bit IF DSP (the same class as used in the IC-7600)
Built-in Auto-AT
Built-in RTTY demodulator
Integrated speech synthesizer
+30 dBm IP3 on HF
USB interface for PC control and voice output
“Band edge beep alarm” helps users avoid off-band operation
Large B/W LCD screen, ergonomically designed controls
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000070A ICOM-IC-007410 WHISTLER-WS001040