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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB

AM/FM
12 kHz @ -3 dB
32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
- 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (120/240 V AC) 13.5 (11...16) V DC
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? 600 mA
TX Max 10.5 A - 2.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Japan Between 1971 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in W.Germany
Dimensions ? 330 × 140 × 290 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.42 in)
193 × 88 × 260 mm
(7.60 × 3.46 × 10.24 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS encoder (CTCSS decoder option) Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002000H DRAKE-DSR-000001 SEMCOSET-SEMCO-ROTO-S