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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
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
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 ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX Max 10.5 A 10.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 36 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 9K6 packet ready Twin RX PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-003230H ICOM-IC-R000071E