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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 2.5-25 W 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 500 mA 0.9-1 A ?
TX Max 2.3 A Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024E ICOM-IC-000275E ICOM-IC-000781