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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: ? W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 800 mA max 0.7 A ?
TX 6 A max 2.8 A max 3.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
157 × 88 × 220 mm
(6.18 × 3.46 × 8.66 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AGC
NB
Dual VFO's. Scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-000245E ICOM-IC-000490E