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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 430-440 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC External PSU (Icom IC-700PS)
Current RX Max 800 mA Max 1 A ?
TX Max 9.5 A Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H KENWOOD-TR-000851E ICOM-IC-000700R