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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 222-225 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV for 12 dB SINAD 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
-16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity More than 15 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
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)
15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 45/25 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 0.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 10.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 47 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002330A ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-S000022