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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? ?
TX 12 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard CRT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H ICOM-IC-000003SAT ICOM-IC-000780