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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  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 ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? 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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9-1 A Max 600 mA 2.7 A max
TX Max 20 A Max 6 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 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 CI-V ? DSP, Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000275H ICOM-IC-000027E ICOM-IC-000756