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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
575 kHz ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
? 356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A MARCONI-CSR-000005 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V