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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 / 100 W 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 2.7 A max
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 330.2 × 111.76 × 284.48 mm
(13.00 × 4.40 × 11.20 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 10.48 kg (23.1 lbs) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable front panel ? DSP, Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000280E ICOM-IC-000736 ICOM-IC-000756