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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV or better ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 2.5 A max Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
Weight ? 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CRT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-000780