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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 26-56 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 28-29.7/50-54 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W AM: 2-20 W, FM/SSB/CW: 2-50 W High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 450-800 mA 1.4-1.6 A Max 1.1 A
TX 3-6.5 A Max 15 A Max 12.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? GPS connectivity.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-000575D ICOM-ID-000800H