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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 5 ~ 100 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) 30-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity ? ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 350/300 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 38-170 mA 1.2 A max
TX ? Max 440 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1998 and 2001 Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 66 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
RIT
Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN AKD-002001 ICOM-IC-Q000007A ICOM-IC-R000072DC