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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld Receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 450-512 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 160-6m
Modulations FM   - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 1.5A
TX Max 10.5 A - 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
? 449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000005A FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C