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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 25-2000 MHz (Gap between 1000-1025 MHz) 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 450-800 mA Max 1.65 A ?
TX 3-6.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1986 and 1990 in Japan Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TV and remote control option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-R007000 MORROW-MB-000006