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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-33 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-10 W HF: 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W), 6 m: 1-10 W (AM 1-4 W) 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? 68 mA
TX Max 2.3 A Max 20 A Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-000726 JIM-MX-000021S