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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 500 Hz after switch on from 1 to 60 minutes, less than ± 100 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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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 ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 700-900 mA ? ?
TX 1.6-5 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
304 × 111 × 355 mm
(11.97 × 4.37 × 13.98 in)
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Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) without optional IC-PS35 power supply ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning All-mode squelch
Attenuator
Preamp
Dual digital VFOs
Multi-functional meter
Notch filter
Passband Tuning
RIT/XIT
TCXO
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-000745 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MADISON-(V.000004)