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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe & Asia) - 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: ?/?/? W, Low: ?/?/? W ? 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 3.2 A ? 1.2 A max
TX Max 12 A - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Triple RX Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000100 ICOM-IC-R009000L ICOM-IC-F005220D