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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 2-12 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   DV   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB

AM/FM
12 kHz @ -3 dB
32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 2-12 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   DV   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10/12.5 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 24V DC 13.5 (11...16) V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? 600 mA
TX Max 7 A ? 2.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1958 and 1970 in Netherlands Between 197x and 197x in W.Germany
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
245 × 475 × 295 mm
(9.65 × 18.70 × 11.61 in)
193 × 88 × 260 mm
(7.60 × 3.46 × 10.24 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 21.50 kg (47.4 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000001 VAN-DER-HEEM-GRC-003030 SEMCOSET-SEMCO-ROTO-S