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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m 
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. ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
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
?
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
?
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
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 8.5-15.2V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA 0.9-1.1 A 70 mA
TX Max 10.5 A - Max 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 41 × 154 mm
(5.55 × 1.61 × 6.06 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 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)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000140 ICOM-IC-R000075 YAESU-FT-000290R