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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   -
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144–146 / 430–440MHz 80-10m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V
TX Max 9 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1970 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970E ICOM-IC-E000080D HEATHKIT-SB-000220