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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W Max 100 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? Max 1.7 A
TX Max 6 A Max 18 A Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
?
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A ICOM-IC-000701 ICOM-IC-000900E