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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver | Color LCD | ATU | DSP
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) 0.5 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C) 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 100/100 W 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 1.2 A max
TX Max 6 A 23 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 2008 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
? 150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 Wide screen color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder IP3 = +30 dBm
DSP
Spectrum scope
USB-connectors
Transverter port
Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A ICOM-IC-007600 ICOM-ID-004100A/E