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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
? 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027E ICOM-IC-000035 ICOM-IC-R000071E