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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 1.1 A 700-900 mA
TX Max 4.8 A Max 12.5 A 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS connectivity. DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025A ICOM-ID-000800H ICOM-IC-000290A