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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (120 or 230 V AC)
Current RX Max 1 A ? 150 VA max
TX Max 10.5 A Max 20 A 760 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
Weight 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready Built-in keyer Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-000737A ICOM-IC-000775DSP