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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 136-174 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
735 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output 2 W 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains 13.8V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX 10 W Max 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1941 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 20 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PLL IC: PLL2001 Optional S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 ICOM-IC-000229E RCA-AR000088LF