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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-180 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 7 W, Low: ? W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1994 and 199x Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. Keyboard Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-000002GXET ICOM-IC-000737