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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 100-200 / 300-520 / 700-1000 / 1200-1320 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 1 / 1 / 0.28 W, Low: 300 / 300 / 170 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 105-125V AC 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal)
Current RX 800 mA max ? 33-90 mA
TX 6 A max - 220-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1962 and 1963 in USA Between 1996 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
343 × 195 × 220 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 8.66 in)
58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF/CTCSS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000105 STANDARD-C-000710