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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 200 mW 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7-14 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 4 A 1.7 A
TX ? 20 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 2024 in USA
Dimensions 49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000004E ICOM-IC-000732 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400