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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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Bookshelf UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 222-225 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 430-436 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
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Selectivity More than 15 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 MHz 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz 430-436 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W) 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A 1.3-2.1 A 40 mA
TX Max 10.5 A Max 20 A Max 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002330A ICOM-IC-000077 ICOM-IC-000302