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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 20-500 MHz (1100 MHz with FE option) ?
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? 5 selectable IF-bandwidths (optional) ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 180 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (110, 120/220, 240 V AC, 47-400 Hz) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A 100 W ?
TX Max 13 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1982 and 198x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in Brazil
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
483 × 134 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 5.28 × 17.99 in)
225 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.86 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 1.84 kg (4.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002820H WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617B-SERIES ZAMIN-ABL000600