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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz 15 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 146-148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 146-148 MHz 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 1 / 10 W 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX ? ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-000022S ICOM-IC-000077