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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Beter than ±0.5ppm +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? More than 70dB Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% THD 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 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 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 2 A max 0.8 A
TX Max 8 A 22 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 201 channels in bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220E ICOM-IC-007200 ICOM-IC-000208H