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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes). ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.03-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70dB ?
Audio output ? 2W@10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 12V DC Mains
Current RX Max 590 mA 2A -
TX Max 1.9 A 20A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
?
Weight 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 78 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A ICOM-IC-000078 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000020-A