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Headless HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) 150 W (PEP, input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack External PSU (Icom IC-700PS)
Current RX Max 1.25 A 800 mA max -
TX - 2.1 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) ?
Form factor Headless Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 302 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-PCR001500 ICOM-IC-T000070A ICOM-IC-000700T