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VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 150 Hz per hour after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140.1-150 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 2.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 6 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
? 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228A ICOM-IC-000501 ICOM-IC-000751