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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 220-225 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle!

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC
Current RX 20-130 mA 0.5-0.7 A Max 210 VA
TX 220-550 mA 3-6.5 A Max 800 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 199x Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
Weight 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 0 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF ? 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002AT ICOM-IC-000037A ICOM-IC-007800