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Desktop VHF Transceiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier
Mobile 2m FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.002/0.003 %
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 1.8-70 MHz 144-146 / 145-147 / 146-148 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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 ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 22 MHz
2nd: 455 MHz
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W for external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.8-70 MHz 144-146 / 145-147 / 146-148 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1-10 W 1 kW @ 50 W input 1 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? 80-320 mA
TX Max 2.3 A 13 A max 2.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
84 × 58 × 235 mm
(3.31 × 2.28 × 9.25 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs) 960 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E HILBERLING-HPA-008000B STANDARD-C-000828M