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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10 m 27-4 / 45-84 / 81-145 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 5.25 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC Mains or batteries
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1940 and 1943 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
? 483 × 230 × 256 mm
(19.02 × 9.06 × 10.08 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? 15 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E JIM-T-ONE HALLICRAFTERS-S-000027