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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz -
Modulations 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), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 160-10 / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan Between 1966 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight ? 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in RTTY demodulator and keyer. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GXET ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II STAR-ST-000333