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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.3-30 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? >40 dB
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh)
Current RX Max 0.5 A 1.6-2.1 A 80-150 mA
TX Max 10.5 A Max 20 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1250 channels in 18 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-P000007A