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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 108-950 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
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Selectivity ? SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ?
Audio output ? 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) 4.5-16 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 35-150 mA 40-210 mA
TX Max 6 A - Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. Twin RX
Crossband repeat
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-IC-R000020 ICOM-IC-W000032A