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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 15 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity ±15 kHz (-6 dB)
±25 kHz (-50 dB)
? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50-60 dB
Audio output 1 W into 8 ohms ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 1 / 10 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC ±20%, neg. ground 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 9 V DC or mains
Current RX 150 mA ? ?
TX 2 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1995 and 199x Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 205 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.07 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000022A ICOM-IC-Z000001A SONY-ICF-006700W