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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 19.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 600 mA max ?
TX 4.8 A max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025E ICOM-IC-000740