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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 900 mA max ?
TX ? 3.1 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1985 and 199x
Dimensions 285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
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Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000271H ICOM-IC-000290E ICOM-IC-000750A