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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 118-174 MHz / 320-479 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 25/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 800 mA max ? Max 1.5 A
TX 6 A max Max 8 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1991 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
140 × 40 × 175 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.89 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 1.35 kg (3.0 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-002410E ICOM-IC-000728