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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 10.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027H ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-000737A