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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF / UHF Dual-band | Digital / Analog

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.03-30 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1993 and 199x Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-ID-S000001E