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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
160-6m
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX Max 800 mA 1.5A
TX Max 9.5 A 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A