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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 220 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 220 MHz 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% ?V DC Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX 450-800 mA ? 150 VA
TX 3-6.5 A ? 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
? 425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-V000021AT ICOM-IC-007850