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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
? ?
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-000003J GONSET-GR-000212