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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 2A
TX Max 10.5 A - 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002400E ICOM-IC-R009000L ICOM-IC-000078