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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 100W

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? within ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 222-225 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 10 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
DV (D-Star)
28-29.7 MHz: 1 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.35 µV
Selectivity More than 15 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
? AM (BW=6 kHz)
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz, sharp)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz, sharp)
500 Hz (-6 dB), 900 Hz (-60 dB)
RTTY (BW=350 Hz)
360 Hz (-6 dB), 650 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes Double (W-FM) / triple (AM/FM/SSB/CW/RTTY) conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455kHz 1st: 134.732 / 124.487 MHz
2nd: 10.7 / 455 kHz
3rd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? HF: 70 dB 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm: 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W (10% distortion, 8 ohm)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
(+70 MHz in Europe)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output High: 45/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 1-35 W / (2-50 W on 70 MHz) AM: 1-40 W (HF)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? 1.2-1.5 A
TX Max 10.5 A - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
167 × 58 × 225 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 8.86 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) controller: 500 gr
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 505 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? Touch Screen Interface
Slant Top Controller
Speaker on Controller
Extended Receive
SWR Graphic Display
D-Star DV Mode
SD Card Slot
IF DSP
Variable Power Output
Multi-Function Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002330A KENWOOD-000009R-4J ICOM-IC-007100