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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC
Current RX 800 mA max Max 1.1 A ?
TX 6 A max Max 12.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-ID-000800D ICOM-X000003