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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 100 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX Max 0.5 A 900 mA 1.7 A
TX Max 6 A Max 20 A 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

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 ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E ICOM-IC-000720A FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400M