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Transceivers
Updated: 08/02/2026
Icom IC-9700
Confidence score: 81%
Estimated value
1363€
Theoretical estimate
1311€
Minimum
1416€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur VHF/UHF transceiver
- Frequency range
- Europe TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz USA TX/RX: 144-148 / 430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz Korea TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz ITR TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-434 / 435-438 / 1240-1245 / 1270-1298 MHz TPE TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-432 / 1260-1265 MHz
- Tuning steps
- Down to 1 Hz
- Frequency stability
- ±0.5 ppm @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F)
- Mode
- AM / FM / NFM / SSB / CW / RTTY and DV/DD (D-Star)
- Channels / memory management
- 99 regular per band with alpha tags 3 scan edge pairs per band 2 call per band 2500 repeater 300 GPS Non-volatile EEPROM storage
- Repeater shift / offset
- Programmable
- Power supply
- 13.8 VDC ±15%
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 1.2 to 1.8 A TX: Max 18 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / One SO-239 and two N-jack
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 240*94*238 mm (9.45*3.7*9.37")
- Weight
- 4.7 Kg (10.4 lb)
- Other features
- SDR-technology. Spectrum scope & waterfall. CTCSS/PL with tone scan. 4.3" TFT touch screen. Satellite mode. SD-card. CI-V, LAN and USB-connectors. Voice synthesizer. VOX. Twin RX.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Direct sampling (2 m / 70 cm) Down conversion direct sampling (23 cm) IF: 311-371 MHz
- Sensitivity
- AM: 1 uV (10 dB S/N. Filter=Soft. Preamp on) FM: 0.18 uV (12 dB SINAD. Filter=Soft. Preamp on) SSB/CW: 0.11 uV (10 dB S/N. Filter=Soft. Preamp on) DV: 0.35 uV (1% BER. Filter=Soft. Preamp on) DV: 1.59 uV (5% BER. Filter=Soft. Preamp on)
- Noise figure
- Around 4.2 dB with preamp on
- Selectivity
- AM (BW=6 KHz) 6 KHz (-3 dB) 15 KHz (-60 dB) FM (BW=15 KHz) 12 KHz (-6 dB) 20 KHz (-60 dB) SSB (BW=2.4 KHz) 2.4 KHz (-3 dB) 3.6 KHz (-60 dB) CW (BW=500 Hz) 500 Hz (-3 dB) 700 Hz (-60 dB) RTTY (BW=500 Hz) 500 Hz (-3 dB) 700 Hz (-60 dB) DV (12.5 KHz spacing) -50 dB DD (300 KHz spacing) -40 dB
- Image rejection
- AM/FM/DV: 60 dB (2 m/70 cm), 50 dB (23 cm) SSB/CW: 70 dB (2 m/70 cm), 50 dB (23 cm) DD: 50 dB (23 cm)
- AF output power / speaker
- 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- Two TS "Minijacks" (3.5 mm), 4-8 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- Modulation system
- AM: Digital low power FM: Digital reactance SSB: Digital PSN DV: Digital GMSK DD: Digital quadrature
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- FM: ±5 KHz NFM: ±2.5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- 2 m: Better than -63 dB 70 cm: Better than -62 dB 23 cm: Better than -53 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 600 ohm / 8-pin (Male locking ring jack)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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