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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 2A
TX ? 20 A 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 155 × 55 × 230 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 9.06 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in PSU options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000022 ICOM-IC-000740 ICOM-IC-000078