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Desktop UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transverter
Station Monitor

General

HAM bands 70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 2m / 430-440 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters Optional 500 Hz CW filter ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple (SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45 / 7.45 MHz
2nd: 9.01 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.01 MHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 2m / 430-440 MHz ?
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   All mode  
RF-output 2.5-25 W 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12-15 V DC Mains
Current RX 1.1-1.3 A ? 22 W max
TX 7.5 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1985 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
? 286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V Built-in speaker ?
Accessories High stability crystal unit
Satellite communication interface unit
CI-V level converter
Tone squelch unit
Voice synthesizer unit
CW narrow filter (500 Hz)
Mobile mounting bracket
? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000475E FDK-EXPANDER-000430 HEATHKIT-HO-005404