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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ? ? CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
- 40-15 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 3.5-8 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX 1 A Max 2 A 350 mA
TX Max 10.5 A - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 2005 Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
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Weight 960 gr (2.1 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232C interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000481H DRAKE-R000008A LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005