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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld 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 ? ? ?
Tuning steps 15 / 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 220-225 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? 4 A
TX Max 5.5 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A ICOM-IC-000003SAT ICOM-IC-000732