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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ±15 kHz (-6 dB)
±25 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1 / 10 W 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC ±20%, neg. ground 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 150 mA ? Max 1.7 A
TX 2 A max Max 20 A Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 205 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.07 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
?
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000022A ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-000900A