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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 0.3-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity Less than -16 dBu (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
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Selectivity FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
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Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX 400 mA (squelched) 0.9-1.1 A ?
TX Max 11 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1931 and 1942 in USA
Dimensions 142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) and 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000135E-MKII ICOM-IC-R000075 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000003