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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz) ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 320-479 / 830-950 MHz 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.8 A 1.5-1.9 A 4 A
TX Max 11.5 A - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 204 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.03 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 110 channels in 1 bank(s) 900 channels in 9 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX TV option, CI-V ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002350H ICOM-IC-R007100 ICOM-IC-000732