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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-899.9875 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   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 ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1.8 A 900 mA max ?
TX Max 12 A 3.1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
?
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002725E ICOM-IC-000290E RME-006900