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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity 1.0 µV 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
65 dB typical
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Crystal controlled double conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 35 dB 75 dB typical
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   AFSK  
RF-output ? 0.5 / 5.5 W

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 7.2 V DC
Current RX 10 W 20-250 mA
TX - 0.7-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1986 Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 107 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags.
Accessories ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) ICOM-IC-V000008