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VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB) ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 0.5-10 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Diode matrix programmable 9K6 packet ready PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000021A ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-R000071E