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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  1.25m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-1000 MHz 220-225 MHz 26-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 220-225 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W AM: 2-20 W, FM/SSB/CW: 2-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 450-800 mA 1.4-1.6 A
TX Max 11.5 A 3-6.5 A Max 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 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 CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000208D ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-000575D