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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  23cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ± 2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external 9 V DC
Current RX 0.3-1 A 200 mA ?
TX 15 A max 2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 ALINCO-DJ-G000007E WHISTLER-WS001025