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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A 1.2 A max
TX ? Max 20 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Detachable front panel ? MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000270 ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-F005220D