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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.495-1320 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 8.0V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 50-190 mA
TX Max 6 A - Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2001 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027E ICOM-IC-R000071A ICOM-IC-T000082R