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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? +/-15 Hz (below 23 MHz, at -30°C ~ +60°C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
*0.50000~1.79999 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 6.3 µV, AM 30 µV

*1.80000~30.0000 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 0.5 µV, AM 3.16 µV (For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB 2.3 kHz/-6 dB, 4.2 kHz/-60 dB
AM 6 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
CW, FSK 500 Hz/-6 dB, 1.6 kHz/-60 dB* (*with optional FL-32A CW and RTTY Narrow Filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? SSB - 1st 69.0115, 2nd 9.0115
CW, FSK - 1st 69.0106, 2nd 9.0106
AM - 1st 69.0100, 2nd 9.0100 (Unit: MHz)
Image rejection >60 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
144-146 MHz 2–3 / 4–5 / 6–7 / 8–9 / 12–14 / 16-17 / 18–19 / 22–23 / 25–26 MHz (Approx)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 150 W max (60 W above 23 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 13.6 V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A 700-900 mA 2 A max
TX Max 10.5 A 1.6-5 A 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
287 × 112 × 62 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 2.44 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 1005 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS encoder (CTCSS decoder option) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002000H ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-M000810