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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld 70cm Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W 1.5 / 0.15 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.7 A ? ?
TX 2.8 A max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1990 in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 157 × 88 × 220 mm
(6.18 × 3.46 × 8.66 in)
? 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
Weight 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
NB
DTMF keypad ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000245E ICOM-IC-000004E ICOM-IC-000751