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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 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

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 10-100 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 or mains
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? ?
TX Max 5.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard Built-in auto-AT. RS-232C
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A ICOM-IC-000003SAT ICOM-IC-000761