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

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 kHz to 995 kHz in increments of 5 or 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM ≥ 0.5µV across most of the range
AM/SSB ≥ 3.0µV across most of the range
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 260 W PEP ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC 11-16 V DC from external supply
Current RX Max 800 mA ? ?
TX Max 9.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 196x and 1970 Between 1986 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
? 150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ? 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H SBE-SB-000035 AOR-AR-002800