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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-950 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 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
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? 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
2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 210 VA ?
TX ? Max 800 VA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 2003 and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 54 × 135 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 5.31 × 1.42 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
Weight 395 gr (13.9 oz) with BP-82 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in IC-R1. Twin RX and twin antennas 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. PC-control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SRE ICOM-IC-007800 LOWE-HF-000235