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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
220-225 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB 70dB
Audio output ? 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
220-225 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 12V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 450-800 mA 2A
TX ? 3-6.5 A 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027H ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-000078