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

General

HAM bands 2m  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 ? ? ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
Selectivity ? ? 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st:
2nd:
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX ? Max 1.25 A ?
TX Max 9.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
?
Weight ? 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 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-000028H ICOM-IC-R001500 RACAL-RA-000217