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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF/Air band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification) 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 1 µV for 6 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 600 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-136.975 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output 1-10 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 1.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12-15 V DC
Current RX 0.9 A Max 1 A 400 mA typical
TX Max 3.3 A Max 11 A 900 mA max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 1998 and 199x Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 180 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E KENWOOD-TM-G000707E ICOM-IC-A000021