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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
6 band SSB/CW transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 2.5-4.1 / 5-8 / 10-15.1 / 18-22 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
0.3 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 9 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
143.8-148.2 MHz 1.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.5 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.5 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 10 / 1 W 5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A 700-900 mA 180 mA
TX Max 10.5 A 1.6-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Canada
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Kit

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H ICOM-IC-000290A YOUKITS-TJ000006A