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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ±2ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 0.001 kHz 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
12.5/25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
?
Image rejection 75 dB > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 1 W @ 4 ohms 500mW @ <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC or mains Internal Li-Ion battery, 1300/1700mAh
Current RX 0.3-1 A ? ?
TX 15 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 1998 Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
63 × 106 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 4.17 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) 265 gr (9.4 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
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). ? 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 JRC-NRD-000535 WOUXUN-KG-000669E