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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
?
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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 8 A Max 12.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX GPS connectivity. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003230E ICOM-ID-000800H ICOM-X000003