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VHF/Air band Transceiver
Marine Shortwave receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
130-3750 kHz in 3 bands 141-149.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV for 6 dB S/N ? 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
127 kHz 21.40 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 600 mW into 8 ohms 1 W 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 118-136.975 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - FM  
RF-output 1.5-5 W ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 12 V DC, 24 V DC optional 13.8 V DC
Current RX 400 mA typical ? ?
TX 900 mA max. - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 1950 and 195x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
Weight 640 gr (1.4 lbs) ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-A000021 EDDYSTONE-000720 DRAGON-SY-000550