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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 900 mA 1.2 A max
TX ? Max 20 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Twin RX ? MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002340H ICOM-IC-000720 ICOM-IC-F005220D