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

General

HAM bands ? 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 ? ± 0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps 15 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz 146-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
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Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? DSP Double conversion + XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output ? internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz - 146-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W - 1 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 100 VA max ?
TX Max 6 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-IC-R009500 ICOM-IC-000022S