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Handheld Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps Channelized 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz) 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 0.009-6000 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz) 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? 200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion Down converter (3150-6000 MHz) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 27.60125-27.99125 MHz - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 4 W ? 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 10-16 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 200 - 1500 mA 1.2 A max
TX ? - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features FM CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ICB-001050 AOR-AR-006000 ICOM-ID-004100A/E