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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.01-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 2-32 MHz
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 0.5 A 2A max -
TX Max 10.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1982 and 1985 Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H DRAKE-R-004245 TMC-SBE-000002