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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   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 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W)

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 2.2-3 A Max 3.5 A
TX ? Max 23 A Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions ? 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) 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-000004GXE ICOM-IC-000746-PRO ICOM-IC-000756-PRO