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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 0.8-1 A 700-900 mA ?
TX Max 10.5 A 1.6-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1987 and 199x
Dimensions ? 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS encoder (CTCSS decoder option) ? Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002000H ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-000781