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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 118-999 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Lo 1 W High: 50/35 W, Mid-High: 20/20 W, Mid-Low: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 600-900 mA ? Max 3.5 A
TX Max 5.5 A Max 12 A Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan Between 2000 and 2002 Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 34 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 1.34 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box, 290 grHead 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001200 ICOM-IC-002800H ICOM-IC-000756-PRO