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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 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 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 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 500 mA ? ?
TX Max 2.3 A Max 9.5 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 21 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 ? ? Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024E ICOM-IC-000028H ICOM-IC-000740