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VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz 225-400 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz 225-400 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 20 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 28 V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 0.85-1.4 A ? 90 VA
TX Max 12 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1750 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000901A MILITARY-AN/ARC-000051 EDDYSTONE-000770R