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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
220-225 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 600 mA ? Max 3.5 A
TX ? ? Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 2003 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027H ICOM-IC-000003SAT ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III