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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-33 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W HF: 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W), 6 m: 1-10 W (AM 1-4 W) 0.5/6W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.5-16V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? Max 180 mA
TX Max 6 A Max 20 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
? 57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 70 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027E ICOM-IC-000726 ICOM-IC-T000007H