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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 500 kHz - 30.6 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ± 15 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection >N/A ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/300 Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC External PSU Batteries
Current RX 0.7 A ? 2.5 A
TX 3.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1949 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 110 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 4.33 in)
438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features AQS ? Automatic volume control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000026 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000005TA1 EDDYSTONE-000710