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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 222-225 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
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
Selectivity More than 15 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
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 ? Better than 70 dB >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output High: 45/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX Max 1.2 A Max 210 VA ?
TX Max 10.5 A Max 800 VA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002330A ICOM-IC-007800 ICOM-IC-R000071E