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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
Sensitivity ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? 8 tubes. 6JS6A final
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 25 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 400 mA Max 1.7 A N/A
TX 2.5 A max Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1966 and 196x
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
? 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 ICOM-IC-000900E YAESU-FL-000050