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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity ±15 kHz (-6 dB)
±25 kHz (-50 dB)
? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output 1 W into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1 / 10 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC ±20%, neg. ground 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX 150 mA 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX 2 A max Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 205 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.07 in)
241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000022A ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-R000071A