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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz 2-7.999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12dB SINAD)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.16μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.16μV
230.000–259.995MHz 0.56μV
260.000–299.995MHz 0.32μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.22μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.22μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.16μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.16μV
810.000–879.990MHz 0.45μV
880.000–999.990MHz 0.45μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.5μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.5μV
230.000–259.995MHz 1.8μV
260.000–299.995MHz 1.0μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.79μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.63μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.56μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.56μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
UHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
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Selectivity ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 2-7.999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 50 / 15 / 5 W (approx.) SSB: 5/20 W, AM: 1.5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 18V DC
Current RX Max 1.7 A 1.2 A max ?
TX Max 6 A 12.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 197x and 198x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
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Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without microphone, cable and bracket ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Twin RX. Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000900E ICOM-ID-E000880 RACAL-TRA-000921