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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-823 / 851-868 / 896-1126 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD N-FM 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
806-956 MHz: 0.6 µV
AM 20 dB S/N at 60% modulation
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
380.7 / 10.85 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) 350 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 6V DC / 4×AA
Current RX 450-800 mA 70-180 mA max
TX 3-6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1998 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
63 × 158 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.22 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 229 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunking scanner
Accessories ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000091