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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 0.1-1856 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1.60 µV 1.6-50 MHz
0.56 µV 50-905 MHz
1.00 µV 905-130 MHz
1.40 µV 1380-1800 MHz
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6.0 kHz
N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W @ 4 - 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.6-2.1 A 1.1 A max
TX 2.5 A max Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 1990 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions ? 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
150 × 50 × 181 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.13 in)
Weight ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000120 ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-R000100