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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz 10-80 m 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 207 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.15 in)
? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? AFC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003200E RFT-000215 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-II