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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-1000 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (110-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX Max 11.5 A 6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000208D ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-000775