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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   DV  
RF-output 3 W 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external
Current RX 90-250 mA 2.7 A max 17-370 mA
TX Max 750 mA 20 A max Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2006 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) incl. batteries 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO DSP, Twin RX DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000202S ICOM-IC-000756 ICOM-IC-E000091