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Desktop VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 1-10 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? Max 170 mA
TX Max 2.3 A ? Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 58 × 140 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.14 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Base Station Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-000037 ICOM-IC-000002