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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 800 mA max ? ?
TX 6 A max 3.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
330.2 × 111.76 × 284.48 mm
(13.00 × 4.40 × 11.20 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 10.48 kg (23.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's. Scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-000490E ICOM-IC-000736