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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? 0.3 / 1.5 / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 50/50 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 +/- 15% 24V DC or mains
Current RX 800 mA max 1.2-1.8 A ?
TX 6 A max Max 13 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF. CTCSS. DV/GPS option (UT-123) Diversity reception. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-E002820 JRC-NRD-000092M