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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 26-56 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140.1-150 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W AM: 1-4 W, FM/SSB/CW: 1-10 W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains (110-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 1.4-1.6 A ?
TX Max 6 A Max 5.2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228A ICOM-IC-000575A ICOM-IC-000775