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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 26-56 MHz 0.1-2000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
28-29.7/50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA 1.4-1.6 A Max 2 A
TX Max 9.5 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H ICOM-IC-000575H ICOM-IC-R008500