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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W 10-75 W 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX 55-270 mA 1.1-1.3 A 68 mA
TX 350-750 mA Max 20 A Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000215E ICOM-IC-000475H JIM-MX-000006S