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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 2-1100 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz - 80-10 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 2000W PEP SSB, 1000W CW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains through external L-4PS power supply
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX 2.5 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between and
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
? ?
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Signal strength readout in dBm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615 DRAKE-L-000004B