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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations FM   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m
Modulations FM   All mode   All mode  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 10.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H JRC-JST-000145 HEATHKIT-SB-000630