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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains 230/115 VAC
Current RX 0.8-1 A 3 A @ 15 VDC ?
TX 12 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1989 and 1999 in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CRT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H ICOM-IC-R009000E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS