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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz HF 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz HF 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 100 W (?) High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 28 V 8.4V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 20-130 mA
TX Max 6 A ? 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
? 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E SWAN-CUBIC-ASTRO-C ICOM-IC-000002A