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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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)
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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 800 mA max 4 A
TX Max 1.2 A 6 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 116 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.57 × 1.38 in)
140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004AT ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-000732