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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 17.2 MHz (VHF), 30.875 MHz (UHF) - No options installed
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W) High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA ? 0.85-1.4 A
TX Max 9.5 A ? Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 24 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CRT Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H ICOM-IC-000780 ICOM-IC-000901E