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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-10 W High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A 1 A 1.2-1.5 A
TX Max 2.3 A Max 10.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1985 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 960 gr (2.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-000481H ICOM-IC-000731