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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-1000 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 0.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 11.5 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1993 and 199x Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 47 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. Built-in keyer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000208D ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-S000022