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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >40 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
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Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 3.6-6.3V DC
Current RX 0.7 A 80-150 mA 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off)
TX 2.8 A max Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 157 × 88 × 220 mm
(6.18 × 3.46 × 8.66 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
NB
Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS Built-in color TFT screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000245E ICOM-IC-P000007A ICOM-IC-R000003