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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 136-180 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 7 W, Low: ? W 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ?V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 1.5 A max
TX Max 4.8 A ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
? 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Keyboard DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN ICOM-IC-000025A ICOM-IC-000002GXET SEA-000235