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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX Max 0.8 A ? ?
TX Max 3.1 A 0.8-2.1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000260A ICOM-IC-000091AD ICOM-IC-R000071E