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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ?
Tuning steps ? Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
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
Selectivity ? CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
Filters ? None ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz
Audio output ? 2 W 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   -
RF-output 1-10 W 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external)
Current RX 0.9 A ? 35-150 mA
TX Max 3.3 A 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1250 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-R000020