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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 1-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.7 A 550-900 mA ?
TX 2.8 A max 3.6-7.6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in India
Dimensions 157 × 88 × 220 mm
(6.18 × 3.46 × 8.66 in)
140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
NB
CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000245E ICOM-IC-003210E APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000100D