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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 15 / 5 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 450-470 (485) MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 3.5mm jack SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? 1.25 A
TX Max 5.5 A - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
? 216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255A 20-169 TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)