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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
± 50 kHz @ 80 dB
Filters ? ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB)
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 1 / 15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max)
Current RX ? 100 W 60 mA (24V)
TX ? 400 W 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 196x and 198x in Germany
Dimensions ? 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) transceiver + control box
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000035 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 MILITARY-SEM-000025