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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 440-450 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A 16-250 mA
TX 10.5 A max Max 20 A Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX
Dual Band Receive
CTCSS Tone Encode
Sub Band Mute
Two Call Channels
Dimmer
Priority Watch
Auto Repeater Function
Scan Functions
Remote Hand Mic
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002400A ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-T000008A