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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 4.8 A Max 8 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025A ICOM-IC-003230E ICOM-IC-000740