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VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A 1.2-1.5 A
TX ? Max 5.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1985 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-FDAM-000001 ICOM-IC-000255E ICOM-IC-000731