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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 8-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28.5-29 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 0.5 µV input S/N 10 dB
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
2.4 kHz @ - 6 dB, 4 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB 50 dB
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms 1 W @ 10% distortion into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 8-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28.5-29 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1-10 W 100 W on all bands 100 W (240 W input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12-14V DC External PSU
Current RX 0.9 A 1.8 A ?
TX Max 3.3 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 TEMPO-ONE