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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF VFO
Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
?
Modulations 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 / 430-440 MHz 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
80-15 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW/RTTY: 1000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains Mains (120/240 V AC - 240 V DC recommended)
Current RX 0.85-1.4 A - -
TX Max 12 A ? 20/10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
127 × 152 × 190 mm
(5.00 × 5.98 × 7.48 in)
378 × 210 × 368 mm
(14.88 × 8.27 × 14.49 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 2 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
Twin RX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000901E AMECO-VFO-000621 HEATHKIT-HL-002200