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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA 700-900 mA ?
TX Max 9.5 A 1.6-5 A Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-003230E