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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC or mains 9.5V DC
Current RX 55-270 mA 1.2 A max 68 mA
TX 350-750 mA - Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-000215E ICOM-IC-R000072DC JIM-MX-000006S