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

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps 25 / 5 kHz 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 220-225 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st:
2nd:
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 220-225 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% 12V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 0.7 A 450-800 mA Max 1.25 A
TX Max 5.5 A 3-6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-IC-R001500