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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
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 ? ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 0.5-10 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains or 24V DC
Current RX ? 700-900 mA ?
TX ? 1.6-5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000201 ICOM-IC-000290H JRC-NRD-000075