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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour
Tuning steps ? ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-899.9875 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A Max 1.8 A ?
TX Max 11.5 A Max 12 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002710H ICOM-IC-002725E ICOM-IC-000745