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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 50/50 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 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 800 mA max Max 1.5 A 1.2-1.8 A
TX 6 A max Max 20 A Max 13 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 522 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF. CTCSS. DV/GPS option (UT-123) Diversity reception. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-000728 ICOM-IC-E002820