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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 108-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W ? 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 230/115 VAC 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? 90-500 mA
TX 12 A max - 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
? 59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) None 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ? Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS ICOM-IC-A000025NE