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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.001% ? ± 6 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 30-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
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)
FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
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)
FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only)
Audio output 2 W ? 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W 350/300 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6)
Current RX 500-700 mA 1.2-1.5 A 38-170 mA
TX 1.7-3.5 A Max 20 A Max 440 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1998 and 2001
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 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-000725 ICOM-IC-Q000007E