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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 222-225 MHz 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ≥ 0.3 mV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity More than 15 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? PLL synthesizer
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 45/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ≥ 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9.6 V DC (8 × NiCd)
Current RX Max 1.2 A 2.2-3 A 17 mA
TX Max 10.5 A Max 23 A 400 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
62 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002330A ICOM-IC-000746-PRO TEMPO-SYNCOM-S000001