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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 25-2000 MHz (Gap between 1000-1025 MHz) 0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 19.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 600 mA max Max 1.65 A ?
TX 4.8 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1986 and 1990 in Japan Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TV and remote control option RS232 port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025E ICOM-IC-R007000 AOR-AR-003000AB