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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC +/- 15% Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 1.25 A ?
TX Max 6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027E ICOM-IC-PCR001500 ICOM-IC-R000071E