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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 320-479 / 830-950 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 10-15V DC
Current RX Max 1.8 A ? ?
TX Max 11.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 204 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.03 in)
350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 110 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002350H JRC-JST-000145 LOWE-HF-000250