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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage) 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT) 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 500 mA 1.5 A max 700-900 mA
TX Max 2.3 A 20 A max 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024E YAESU-FT-000107 ICOM-IC-000290A