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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.2V DC internal or 6-16V DC external
Current RX Max 0.5 A 900 mA 15-300 mA
TX Max 10.5 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H ICOM-IC-000720 ICOM-IC-R000001