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Mobile 2m Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  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 220-225 MHz 0.3-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 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 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A 0.5-0.7 A 1.6-2.1 A
TX Max 10.5 A 3-6.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 0 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H ICOM-IC-000037A ICOM-IC-000738