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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX 800 mA max ?
TX 6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? AFC
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-III-(STATESMAN)