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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 0.8 A ? ?
TX Max 3.1 A ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1993 and 19xx
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
140 × 50 × 135 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.31 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000260E ICOM-IC-000048E ICOM-IC-000707