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VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140.1-150 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 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 SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC Mains (110-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 19-250 mA ?
TX Max 6 A Max 1.6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
Weight ? 280 gr (9.9 oz) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard
Clock
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228A ICOM-IC-000004SET ICOM-IC-000775