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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 / 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16 V DC Mains (110-240 V AC)
Current RX Max 0.7 A 16~210 mA (13.8V) ?
TX Max 5.5 A 450~1200 mA (13.8V) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
49 × 104 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.09 × 1.30 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 48 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E ICOM-IC-000002SE ICOM-IC-000775