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General |
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| HAM bands | 6m | 160m 80m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 6m 10m | 2m 70cm |
| Freq. stability | Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. | ? | ± 2.5 p.p.m. |
| Tuning steps | 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz | ? | 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) | 0.1-30 MHz | 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz |
| Modulations | AM AM-sync FM CW USB LSB RTTY | AM FM CW SSB | FM N-FM |
| Sensitivity |
SSB/CW/RTTY 0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV 1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV 28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV 50–54 MHz 0.13 μV AM/S-AM 0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV 1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV 28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV 50–54 MHz 1.0 μV FM 28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV 50–54 MHz 0.2 μV |
? | ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) |
| Selectivity |
SSB/CW/RTTY More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB AM/S-AM More than 6 kHz/–6 dB Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB FM More than 12 kHz/–6 dB Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB |
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| Filters | 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz | ? | ? |
| Receiver system | Triple conversion superheterodyne | ? | ? |
| IF-freqs. |
1st: ~69 MHz 2nd: ~9 MHz 3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz |
1st: 68.9 MHz 2nd: ? |
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| Image rejection | > 70 dB | ? | 65/60 dB |
| Audio output | 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω | ? | 700 mW |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | - | 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz | 136-174 / 400-480 MHz |
| Modulations | - | AM FM CW SSB | FM N-FM |
| RF-output | ? | SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W | 8 W max |
Connections |
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| Antenna | SO-239 + Clamps / screws | - | SMA |
| Impedance | 50 / 500Ω | 16.7/150 Ω | 50Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13.8V DC ±15% | 13.8V DC | 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh |
| Current RX | 0.9-1.1 A | Max 2.2 A | 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby |
| TX | - | Max 22 A | 1.4 A max |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) | Between 199x and 200x | Between 2011 and 201x in China |
| Dimensions |
241 × 94 × 229 mm (9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in) |
410 × 135 × 316 mm (16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in) |
102 × 51 × 12 mm (4.02 × 2.01 × 0.47 in) |
| Weight | 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) | 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) | 214 gr (7.6 oz) |
| Form factor | Base Station | Base Station | Handheld |
Other features |
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| Memories | 99 channels in 1 bank(s) | 127 channels in 1 bank(s) | 128 channels in 1 bank(s) |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features |
CI-V interface PC programmable (RS-232) |
DSP RS-232C Twin RX Built-in auto-AT |
LED Flashlight CTCSS / DCS DTMF 1750 Hz VOX PC programmable |
| Accessories | ? | ? | ? |
| MPN | ICOM-IC-R000075 | YAESU-FT-000920AF | BAOFENG-BF-F000009-V2+ |
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