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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
Selectivity ? 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 550-900 mA 2.7 A max
TX ? 3.6-7.6 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable front panel CTCSS/PL DSP, Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000280E ICOM-IC-003210A ICOM-IC-000756