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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-147.995 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-10.3V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 30-250 mA 4 A
TX 10.5 A max 1-2 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX CTCSS / DTCS
GPS option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003230H ICOM-IC-V000082 ICOM-IC-000732M