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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 35 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 199x Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight ? ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. ? PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-000448A ICOM-IC-R000071E