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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ± 2.0 ppm
Tuning steps ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 160-10 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 800 mA max ? 1.2 A
TX 6 A max - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E WINRADIO-WR-G000313E ALINCO-DX-000801