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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  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 50-52 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
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)
50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 10 W 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
? 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H ICOM-IC-000060 JRC-JST-000145