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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 500-700 mA 18-160 mA 1.2-1.5 A
TX 1.7-3.5 A Max 1.4 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000045A ICOM-IC-000004IE ICOM-IC-000725