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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 70dB
Audio output ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 2A
TX Max 6 A 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-IC-000078