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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm.
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM 108-136 MHz: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 138-174/380-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
Selectivity ? +/- 9 kHz (-6 dB), +/-15 kHz (-50 dB) SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB @ 154 MHz > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC (plus a 9 V battery for memory backup) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 800 mA 120 mA (squelched) 0.9-1.1 A
TX Max 10.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market)
Dimensions 141 × 41 × 154 mm
(5.55 × 1.61 × 6.06 in)
130 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000140 HANDIC-001600 ICOM-IC-R000075