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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 220 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 220 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains ?V DC
Current RX 450-800 mA ? ?
TX 3-6.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1987 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
?
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-V000021AT